human
You have been unlucky,
gpt
I've been careless and have had to pay for it. We got breakfast early and I've missed my lunch.
human
It's nearly three o'clock, said Andrew, pulling faster.
gpt
But how is it no one came to look for you?
human
My aunt goes to sleep in the afternoon; my father had some business at the Landing--if he had been at home it would have taken him some time to find me. He would have searched the nearer islands first, systematically and in rotation. She smiled.
gpt
That's the kind of man he is. I suppose you have guessed who I am?
human
Miss Frobisher?
gpt
And you're Mr. Allinson. It wasn't hard to identify you. Perhaps you know that your doings are a source of interest to the people at the Landing.
human
I can't see why that should be so.
gpt
For one thing, they seem to think you are up against what they call 'a tough proposition'.