human
Very well done, lad, the sailor said approvingly.
gpt
You would make a good sailor, in time, if you took to a seafaring life. There's not one in ten as would get up there, the first time of going aloft. You don't feel giddy, do you?
human
No, Reuben replied,
gpt
I don't think I feel giddy, but I feel a strange shaky feeling in my legs.
human
That will soon pass off, the sailor said.
gpt
You look at them hills behind the town, and the forts and works up there. Don't think about the deck of the vessel, or anything, but just as if you were sitting in a chair, watching the hills.
human
I feel all right now,
gpt
All right, then; down we go. Don't look below, but just keep your eyes in front of you, and never leave go of one grip till you make sure of the next.