human
Do you think your father will let us go?
gpt
We've taken trips alone before,
human
Yes, but only for short trips along the shore or up the canal, Hal replied.
gpt
Ontario's a rough lake, you know.
human
Yes, but safe enough if you're used to it, Bud reasoned, coming to the aid of his lanky friend.
gpt
If necessary, we could follow the bend of the shore all the way and never get out of sight of land.
human
That would make the trip longer and consequently take so much more time to get there,
gpt
Time's precious in a case like this, Hal averred.
human
Remember that we must get up there in time to save a fellow with no food on hand from getting an empty stomach.
gpt
How long would the trip take?
human
Well, let's see, said Cub, picking up a pencil and beginning to figure on a tab of paper before him.
gpt
The Catwhisker can make twelve miles an hour under favorable conditions. We could start early in the morning and reach the Thousand Islands surely by noon, and then have the rest of the day to hunt for Mr. Robinson Crusoe.
human
It might be like hunting for a needle in a haystack,
gpt
Why shouldn't we be able to find him?
human
It depends on how well Mr. Crusoe can describe his surroundings for us and how well we can follow directions,
gpt
That's true enough, Cub admitted.
human
Let's see if I can get 'im again and what he can tell us.
gpt
again, for the latter proved to be