human
Yes, yes, my son, he cried passionately, and speaking to him in French;
gpt
and he pointed to the helpless brig,
human
I know, he said soothingly,
gpt
Thank you, doctor, he granted, as he gave a nod.
human
And I feel sure that this Spanish captain, who is evidently an ordinary trader, will prove perfectly inoffensive; and besides, my dear sir, we are not at war now, and what enemies can you have to fear?
gpt
Ah, yes, said the Count bitterly, as he made a deprecating gesture with his hands, turning and directing his words at his son;
human
Well, I am glad you look upon it in that light, said the doctor.
gpt
Now, if it had been years ago, with your smart little craft, and you had been followed up here by a small sloop of war, or an English letter of marque, you might have expected to be made a prize. But this is an ordinary Spanish schooner, and though I suspected it at first, I don't think she is tainted by the slave trade, but engaged in traffic with the natives for the sake of palm-oil.
human
Perhaps you are right, sir,
gpt
I feel sure I am, said the doctor,
human
I thank you, said the Count,
gpt
Well, said the doctor good-humouredly,
human
he said, turning to Captain Chubb,
gpt
Ah, yes, that will be better, said the Count, wiping his moist brow.
human
You must forgive me, doctor--and you too, Captain Chubb. I am impatient, I know. But I see now all will be well. One moment, though: you said we can get to sea again. _We_? You will sail with me?
gpt
My dear sir, said the doctor,
human
I did not mean that, said the Count hastily.
gpt
I meant brotherly help--the help that one devoted to research could give to another.
human
But, said the doctor, laughing,
gpt
No, I have not, said the Count hurriedly,
human
Oh no, said Uncle Paul good-humouredly;
gpt
I do not see that it is. You are not going to ask me to help you to escape from an English prison.
human
Of course not, said the doctor,
gpt
Ah, said the Count, with a sigh of satisfaction; and with all a Frenchman's effusiveness he laid his hands on the doctor's shoulders and said, with some little show of emotion,
human
I thank you. You are making me as great a friend as my son is to your nephew.