human
John, he said, holding the thread up for the young man's inspection.
gpt
Does this properly belong to a telephone box of this type?
human
I can't understand what it's doing there, Professor.
gpt
And yet, John, this bit of thread had a very definite function, a very definite and murderous function, indeed. I think I am beginning to understand. Now let us go look for a timing device.
human
But you said there wasn't any timing device, Professor, protested Jimmy.
gpt
At any rate, answering the old man's glare,
human
Nevertheless, Mr. Hale, there was a timing device, not the kind Mr. Hall had in mind, perhaps, but some timing device. The explosion you will admit was timed very accurately indeed.