human
The Schwarzwald! Sharpe was saying, as he helped himself to another egg and a rasher of ham.
gpt
Where do you think, now, we had better start from, Captain Keane?
human
Mulhausen,
gpt
Mulhausen? Capital! I was thinking of Strasburg, but your idea is better still. Is there a good aerodrome there where we can land?
human
Yes, on the banks of the little river Ill, which runs into the Rhine a little lower down. And once across the Rhine we are already in the Black Forest, though we shall still have a long tramp to the place which I suspect,
gpt
Oh, yes, I remember the place; the aerodrome is near the junction of the Rhine-Rhone Canal,
human
You’ve got it, exactly. Now we must get away; it must already be seven o’clock, and a fine morning to boot. What says the weather report about the Channel crossing?
gpt
Here it is,
human
Flying prospects for to-day:--South-east England and Continent, including the Channel crossing, favourable for flying for all types of machines till mid-day, after that conditions will deteriorate, squalls and heavy rains will predominate, visibility will be poor, and conditions will become unsuitable for cross-country flying.
gpt
Good! Then we must get away at once,