human
I wonder if you know that your friend Ingleby has struck gold?
gpt
I didn't, said Coulthurst, who did not appear to notice his sardonic tone.
human
I'm pleased to hear it.
gpt
It would, he said,
human
I do, said Coulthurst, who glanced at him inquiringly, with a trace of dryness.
gpt
In different circumstances it might have cost him his title.
human
So far as I understand the enactments, one only holds a placer claim on the condition that the work goes on continuously,
gpt
In the case you are referring to I believe it did. Ingleby left his partner in possession.
human
It is, one understands, essential that everybody holding a mineral claim of any kind should have a free miner's certificate.
gpt
Of course! Ingleby and Leger each took one out. I remember it very well.
human
All certificates, said Esmond,
gpt
Ingleby renewed his,
human
Ingleby, as you remember, invalidated his title.