human
There is nothing to show whether Trooper Probyn was dead when he reached the water, though I think he was, he said.
gpt
He was certainly shot, and it is evident that he did not shoot himself. His uniform isn't charred, you see. Then you saw the pad. Police troopers do not make their shirts or patch their clothes with cotton flour-bags, and a man hit where Probyn was would not be very likely to bandage himself. The man who shot him tried to save his life. Why should he do that if he meant to kill him?
human
We don't know what has happened, boys. Perhaps we never shall; but it seems to me one thing is certain--it wasn't murder.
gpt
It's getting dark, and we're most of us very wet, he said.
human
One or two of you cut a few fir boughs, and we'll make a litter.