human
Oh, by the way, general, about these spies--are they Italians?
gpt
No, they are British,
human
And there is no doubt they are spies?
gpt
None; they aided a prisoner to escape and were only captured after great trouble. There were two more whom we did not get.
human
Oh! In that case, I suppose you will have to shoot them,
gpt
Exactly. They will be executed at sunrise to-morrow.
human
In the meantime they are likely to escape again,
gpt
Not much,
human
See that tent?
gpt
They are confined in there, said the general,
human
I can see that, general, replied Stubbs.
gpt
Well, we are obliged to you for your courtesy, and we shall make it clear to the American people that the Austrians are not as black as they have been painted.
human
You see, said Stubbs when they were outside,
gpt
And to think, said Hal,
human
Which was lucky for us, declared Stubbs.
gpt
It will save us a lot of worry and search.
human
Now what?
gpt
Well, was the reply,
human
I should say that there is nothing that can be done before dark. However, we might as well take a look at the prison tent from the outside. It is always well to know the lay of the land.