human
Whe-e-e-w-w-w!
gpt
Can't we do something, said Sahwah,
human
What can we do?
gpt
What's that?
human
Beach patrol, explained the Captain.
gpt
That's the signal that he has sighted the ship. Now he'll run back to the life saving station that's about a mile beyond here opposite the mouth of the channel and tell them where the wreck is and they'll come and take the people off the ship. See him going there, along the shore?
human
I don't see how he ever got that torch lit in this wind,
gpt
That wasn't an ordinary torch, explained the Captain, eager to display his knowledge of life-saving methods.
human
That's what they call a Coston signal. It's a patent torch that flares up when you strike the cap against something hard. The life-saving crew back in the station see it and get the apparatus ready and the people on the ship see it and know they have been sighted and help is coming.
gpt
Oh, I'm so glad, said Hinpoha in relieved tones.
human
Now the poor people on the boat won't be so frightened if they know they are going to be saved. It must be fine to be a life saver!
gpt
Maybe I'll be one when I grow up,
human
Oh, how grand! said Hinpoha admiringly.
gpt
We'll be so proud----