human
I had given you up for lost! he exclaimed in a choking voice.
gpt
I never expected to see you alive again!
human
How did you know where to look for us?
gpt
It was Hassam. The fellow knew about the tribes that Jess Slythe traded with and directed us here. But it was a hopeless search, or so it seemed. Why you might have been hidden in that jungle and we could have passed close overhead without seeing you.
human
It must have been terrible for you,
gpt
And how you must have suffered! exclaimed her father.
human
If ever I lay hands on that scoundrel who stole you away, I'll make him wish he had never been born.
gpt
Same here!
human
You're a great boy! he said.
gpt
These adventures have hardened your muscles and tanned your skin. I was wrong to let you out of my sight so long, but now that it's over, I feel that it has made a man of you.