human
Why do you suppose they insisted on our waiting here?
gpt
Can't say, answered Evan.
human
I have fancied that some of their orders were just thrown in to mystify us, to undermine our morale. Possibly they stipulated we must leave this point at eight-thirty so they would know exactly when to expect us.
gpt
That man who just passed us, how he stared! Do you suppose he could have been one of them?
human
There must be a lot of them then. Everybody stares. Like ourselves, they wonder what we're waiting here for.