human
Never!
gpt
Impossible, I suppose. Even when they’re working out on the moor? Warders are pretty good shots, eh?
human
Practically impossible, said the official.
gpt
But there is one way. He looked up the stairway on whose landing they stood, and down the stairway, and cautiously lowered his voice.
human
Of course what I tell you is confidential. If one of our Dartmoor fogs came on suddenly, and kind friends outside had hidden a stock of clothes and food in an arranged spot, then theoretically--I say, theoretically--a man might get away. But nobody ever has done.
gpt
I suppose you still have the silent system?
human
Absolutely?
gpt
Absolutely.
human
How awful it must be!