human
May 30, 1862, Callao, Peru, _Britannia_, Captain Grant, bound for Glasgow.
gpt
Grant! exclaimed Lord Glenarvan;
human
Yes, answered the captain,
gpt
Exactly! exactly! said Glenarvan;
human
It is of no account, added Captain Mangles,
gpt
We know all, then?
human
All, my dear Helena: and these blanks that the sea has made between the words of the document, I can as easily fill out as though I were writing at the dictation of Captain Grant.
gpt
June 7, 1862.--The brig Britannia of Glasgow was wrecked on the shores of Patagonia, in the Southern Hemisphere. Directing their course to land, two sailors and Captain Grant attempted to reach the continent, where they will be prisoners of the cruel Indians. They have thrown this document into the sea, at longitude ----, latitude 37° 11'. Bring them assistance or they are lost.
human
Good! good! my dear Edward! said Lady Glenarvan;
gpt
And they shall see it again, replied Glenarvan.
human
This document is too explicit, too clear, too certain, for Englishmen to hesitate. What has been done for Sir John Franklin, and so many others, will also be done for the shipwrecked of the Britannia.
gpt
But these unfortunates, answered Lady Helena,
human
You are right, my dear lady; and I charge myself with informing them that all hope is not yet lost. And now, my friends, let us go on deck, for we must be approaching the harbor.