human
This travelling clock-maker has confirmed our theory, Sharpe,
gpt
Yes, the simple fellow has helped us not a little,
human
We must continue our search without further delay, lest this talkative peasant should himself encounter this genius, and unwittingly announce the presence of two strangers in the forest. That is my great fear now.
gpt
You don’t think this fellow misled us, Keane?
human
Why do you ask? He was too dull-witted to be anything in the nature of an accomplice,
gpt
Quite so, but he might have been a tool in the hands of this mystery man,
human
In that case we ought to have followed him, but I scarcely think it worth while. A dull-witted man of that type would have been too dangerous to his employer, even when used merely as a tool. The only danger I anticipate from that quarter, unless I am utterly mistaken, is that the fellow may encounter someone in the forest who is engaged in the plot, and thus reveal our presence, as I stated previously,
gpt
Anyhow, we have learned something from the Schwarzwalder.
human
By the way, Sharpe, you might tune up your little wireless pocket ’phone, and ascertain if there are any messages floating around.
gpt
So I will; we might pick up something,