human
Good Heavens! thought Linton.
gpt
And on so small a spot of ground, could not these men rest at peace with each other?
human
Take care, sir, or those fellows will murder you all. They have been threatening to do it. But if we could but get up a few drops of water here, we should soon be able to quiet them.
gpt
I have the water for you, and I will try what I can do to pacify them, shouted Linton, at the top of his voice.
human
he said in French;
gpt
Food and water, that is what we want--you are friends, we see--we will go.
human
No, no--if any go, all shall go! exclaimed the rest, rushing down to the water; but, so blind was the eagerness of the mass that these were precipitated headlong into the sea, and would have become food for the ground sharks had not Linton and his companions hauled them into the dinghy. He was now afraid that he should be obliged to return at some risk with the boat thus heavily laden, but before doing so he determined to make one more attempt to join the people on the top. His first care, before letting the boat again drop in, was to pour a few drops of brandy-and-water down the throats of the two Frenchmen they had rescued. This so revived them, and with their immersion in the water, so restored their senses, that they rose up in the boat and shouted out to their companions:--
gpt
These men are friends--receive them as brethren among you, and we will be answerable for their honesty.
human
Now, messieurs, is your time, said one.
gpt
Hasten, if you desire to get on shore, or their mood will change.
human
Pull in,