human
And is he in a dangerous state?
gpt
No; only a little feverish, as the natural result of his wound.
human
That was what made you stay so long then?
gpt
Well, no, he replied, with a smile.
human
I'm afraid I tried to impose upon our new captain by assuming to be very much concerned about poor Berriman's state; but I had another reason as well. I wanted to try and have a few words with the Dennings, whom I could hear in the next cabin.
gpt
Yes; and did you?
human
No, I was too closely watched. I could have whispered to them through the hole made by the bullet; but Jarette was at the door all the time that he was not in the cabin watching me, and I could not say anything aloud for them to hear without his knowing what I said.
gpt
I know what I should have done,
human
What?
gpt
Told them what our plans were in French.
human
That would have been clever, he said dryly,
gpt
How absurd! I said.
human
Well then, in German.
gpt
Equally absurd, Dale. I hardly know a word.
human
Well then, in Latin.
gpt
My studies in Caesar and Horace never gave me the power to be conversational, Dale,