human
There wouldn't be much to complain of if we had enough to eat, said Andrew.
gpt
It's surprising how soon one gets grateful for such a shelter as this, and I believe I've slept as soundly in the snow as I ever did in bed.
human
I tried to fix things neatly, though I wouldn't have been sorry if I'd wasted my labor, Graham replied and glanced at Carnally.
gpt
It struck me we might be here a day or two.
human
It's very likely. S'pose I ought to play up to Allinson, but he's put it a notch too high. I've been doing some hard thinking while I was on the hill. We're certainly up against a tough proposition.
gpt
You're still convinced the grub is here?
human
That is a sure thing--all we have to do is to find it; but it's going to be a big job. I expect both of you want me to talk?
gpt
The trouble is, he explained,
human
Why?
gpt
Because the packers would start from the low ground, and the benches look different from below.
human
Do you think Mappin told them to pick any particular place?
gpt
I've been figuring on that. He's learned something about the ground, and my idea is that the provisions are dumped in a hollow that looks like a good road up to the gap; that is, as you would see it from the creek. What we don't know is where his boys would strike the ice. It might be anywhere within three or four miles.
human
It's a puzzling question and we have only a day or two to find the answer. The worst of it is that we're worn out and famishing; I feel that my wits would be quicker if I could come at it fresh from a square meal.
gpt
No, sir! A man's brain is keenest when he's working on short rations.
human
I believe that's true,
gpt
Our rations, contended Andrew,