human
I wish it would come down on deck, and then we might have a chance of catching it, said Tom.
gpt
I have read somewhere that a man going aloft with a bucket, clapped it over the light, and brought it down a prisoner. It is a sort of gas which is driven about through the air until it finds something to rest on. Why it goes moving up and down in that curious way I don't know, nor does anybody else, I believe. I wish the doctor were on deck,--he would tell us.
human
Shall I call him?
gpt
I don't think he would thank you, said Tom.
human
Let him rest in quiet; perhaps before he can get on his clothes the fire will have disappeared.
gpt
That's a good sign, they heard Green observe to the first lieutenant;