human
Well, said the Doctor,
gpt
I see no other course open to us,
human
And the sooner we go the better, added Johnson,
gpt
You are right, Johnson, returned the Doctor.
human
If we start to-morrow, we must reach the Porpoise by the 15th of March, unless we mean to die of starvation. What do you say, Hatteras?
gpt
Let us make preparations immediately, but perhaps the route may be longer than we suppose.
human
How can that be, captain? The man seems quite sure of the position of his ship,
gpt
But suppose the ice-field should have drifted like ours?