human
Arrah, sir, it will be a hard matter to do that, since I cannot see half a fathom before my nose.
gpt
There cannot be much use in looking out, said Billy.
human
If we were near the land we should have seen it before dark; and as we have not fallen in with a single vessel since we left the Bonins, we are not likely to meet with one to-night.
gpt
That's not sound reasoning, Billy, answered Tom.
human
We must, until the fog lifts, make more use of our ears than our eyes. We may hear breakers ahead in time to avoid them if we listen attentively.
gpt
Billy, he said, after some time,
human
Yes; I fancied I heard a bell strike.
gpt
More than once?
human
Yes; four times.
gpt
So did I,