human
I should be as eager as you are, did I not think that we may possibly be taken off by some passing vessel, said Tom.
gpt
As soon as the gale is over we must set up a flag-staff, and a good tall one too, so that it may be seen at a long distance, as no vessel is likely, intentionally, to come near these reefs.
human
But we've only got an American flag, and I should not like to be taken for a Yankee,
gpt
Young gentleman, exclaimed the doctor, bristling up,
human
I beg your pardon, doctor, answered Desmond.
gpt
If I was not an English midshipman, I should be perfectly ready to become an American commodore, and I fully believe your navy, for its size, is superior to that of any other nation under the sun.
human
Well, well, my young friend, we all of us have our national prejudices, and it is right that we should, provided we do not bring them too prominently forward. You may think England the tallest country in the world, and I may consider the United States taller still, but it is as well not to be measuring heights, or we may both have to come down a peg or two.
gpt
Come, said Tom,