human
Read it yourself, Mary, said the last, in his querulous tones.
gpt
My eyes are so dim, that I could not see to read it.
human
Rio di Janeiro, Province of Brazil, South America, Nov. 14th, 1819,
gpt
Rio di Janeiro! interrupted the uncle.
human
Why that is round Cape Horn, isn't it, Mary?
gpt
Certainly not, sir. Brazil is on the east side of the Andes, and Rio di Janeiro is its capital. The king of Portugal lives there now and has lived there as long as I can remember.
human
Yes, yes; I had forgotten. The Brazil Banks, where our whalers go, are in the Atlantic. But what can have taken Gar'ner into Rio, unless it be to spend more money!
gpt
By reading the letter, sir, we shall soon know. I see there is something about spermaceti oil here.
human
Ile? And spalm ile, do you say! exclaimed the deacon, brightening up at once--
gpt
Read on, Mary, my good gal--read the letter as fast as you can--read it at a trot.