human
You saw the cargo, said Burleigh, frowning.
gpt
How's it packed? The bessendium, I mean.
human
It's in small boxes too heavy to be handled easily, said Moran.
gpt
Anyhow the _Malabar's_ crew broke some of them open to load the stuff on their lifeboats.
human
The lifeboats are all gone?
gpt
Naturally, said Moran.
human
At a guess they'd have used all of them even if they didn't need them for the crew. They could carry extra food and weapons and such.
gpt
How much bessendium is left?
human
Probably twenty boxes unopened, said Moran.
gpt
I can't guess at the weight, but it's a lot. They opened six boxes. He paused.
human
I have a suggestion.
gpt
What?
human
When you've supplied yourselves, said Moran,
gpt
Hmmm, said Burleigh. Then he said uncomfortably;
human
One wonders about the original owners of the stuff.
gpt
After a hundred and fifty years, said Moran,
human
Then he added amusedly,
gpt
Only revolutionists and enemies of governments would be honest enough to worry about that!