human
Major, this is a surprise.
gpt
Hello, Carter. What are you doing here?
human
Had some business here on Mars, said Devers.
gpt
I've finished and I'm on my way back to Earth. You wouldn't, by any chance, be going back soon, would you? I saw the Solar Guard cruiser come in and one of the attendants told me that they were preparing it for immediate blast-off--
human
Of course, Carter, Connel said briskly.
gpt
Get in. We're just going over to inspect the receivers and then we'll be heading back.
human
Can you imagine, Devers? Some young officer here at Marsport has worked out a way to assemble and transport the receivers in a fantastically small amount of time.
gpt
That's amazing, said Devers.
human
I'd like very much to see them. He looked at Tom and said,
gpt
Incidentally, who is your young friend?
human
Oh, sorry, replied Connel.
gpt
This is Cadet Corbett of the _Polaris_ unit. No doubt you've heard of them. He and his unit mates manage to get into more trouble than all the monkeys in the Venusian jungle.
human
I've known Lou Connel long enough to know that when he says something like that about you, son, he thinks very highly of you.
gpt
Thank you, sir,