human
I think we're all ready to start south at sunrise, Graham said presently, and looked at Turner.
gpt
Can you guess why your partners haven't turned up?
human
No, answered the man.
gpt
I'll allow that I've been expecting them the last day or two. Perhaps they couldn't strike your trail, and there's a chance that when they made the cache, starving, they found there wouldn't be grub enough to take them up and down.
human
It's possible, said Andrew, and looked at the others.
gpt
Though I think we've staked off the best of the vein, it seems a pity that you couldn't secure some of the rest.
human
It can't well be done, Carnally explained.
gpt
A man can locate only one claim on the same lode; but if the ore pans out as good as it looks, I'll be content with the terms you promised me.
human
I'm the one who's got left, Turner broke in.
gpt
I've packed your truck and done your hardest work, and don't get five cents for it. It wouldn't rob you if you let me stake a claim.
human
The difficulty is that you'd have to sell it to Mappin,
gpt
That's so, Turner admitted.
human
If I tried to go back on that man, it would be the worse for me. The way I'm fixed is mighty rough.
gpt
You got your grub, said Graham;