human
If you stayed here a few days you could go out with the next stage and take the train to Victoria. He paused and continued diffidently:
gpt
It could be arranged with the hotel-keeper.
human
I suppose you have no money, he added with blunt directness.
gpt
I want you to tell Mrs. Marvin that I'll lend her enough to take you all to Victoria.
human
No, she replied;
gpt
I can't do that. For one thing, it would be too late when we got to Victoria, I think we could get an engagement if we reached Vancouver in time to get to Kamloops by--
human
There's only one way you can do it. There's a little steamboat coming down the coast to-night. I had half thought of intercepting her, anyway, and handing the skipper some letters to post in Victoria. He knows me--I'm likely to have dealings with his employers. That's my sloop yonder, and if I put you on board the steamer, you'd reach Vancouver in good time. We should have sailed at sunup, anyhow.