human
This young man wass very violent, Hipps, he muttered jerkily.
gpt
I donno--s'no use--seems.
human
Are we beat, Chief?
gpt
I don't like this word 'beat.' Mus' be a way. He paused for a moment to recover his breath then turned to Laurence.
human
This Miss Craven, she hass not arrifed yet?
gpt
She's here. Came five minutes ago.
human
She know how we stand, yes?
gpt
She don't quite register on the line we've adopted to make him talk. Kind o' kept that in the background. Women are soft.
human
Ask she come up,
gpt
What's the bend, Chief?
human
Donno, donno. Wass awful if we mus' do someting. Eh? Hipps, eh?
gpt
His own damn fault,
human
But it wass a man's life, Hipps.
gpt
I've no choice that way myself.
human
We ought to haf read better the character of this man. S'no good to know about the monies and not about the mens. We find ourselves in a terrible position. Ss! Terrible--terrible.
gpt
What you haf there?
human
Can't make head nor tail of the damn thing. Read it aloud,