human
What is the word? Do we start?
gpt
We're in a rush, said Dan.
human
Particularly Raal, here, is minding it.
gpt
Patience, patience! observed Sikandar, stroking his beard calmly.
human
In patience is wisdom and in wisdom we attain perfection.
gpt
We're losing time,
human
On the contrary, we are gaining time.
gpt
By standing here and talking?
human
Wise talk is better than rash deeds, said the Mahatma.
gpt
Behold any fool is strong, but a wise man tells the fool how to use his strength.
human
Now what is all this getting at? exclaimed Dan.
gpt
I bet that Old Whiskers has made a mistake and is trying to cover up.
human
My knowledge is vast, yet even a wise man may forget. This black guide reminds me that the trail to the land of the Iron-heads is through swamps. The land is treacherous. It hardly bears a man's weight and the horses would sink in it and be lost.
gpt
Bad luck!
human
We have to _walk_ it, groaned Dan.
gpt
And carry our eats on our backs!
human
I am ready to go afoot, now!
gpt
Nay, now! Listen to the words of wisdom. I, Mahatma Sikandar, am not the one to be discouraged by difficulties. I have a better plan.
human
Out with it, old-timer!
gpt
Patience! Patience! We must all go back instead of forward.
human
Never!
gpt
And some miles back from here we are close to a river where my tribesmen have many canoes.
human
They will have to be big ones to carry our horses,
gpt
The horses will be put in a corral by the river, went on the Hindu.
human
My men will build a corral quickly. Meanwhile we can start out in comfort, paddling down the smooth river to a point within a mile of the enemy camp!
gpt
Now you're talking,