human
This is our exact position then, said the Doctor.
gpt
We are in South Lincoln, just at Cape Eden, and are entering Jones' Sound. With a little more good luck, we should have found open water right to Baffin's Bay. But we must not grumble. If my poor Hatteras had found as navigable a sea at first, he would have soon reached the Pole. His men would not have deserted him, and his brain would not have given way under the pressure of terrible trial.
human
I suppose, then, said Altamont,
gpt
Yes; but I think we should go through Jones' Sound, and get to South Devon instead of crossing Lincoln.
human
Why?
gpt
Because the nearer we get to Lancaster Sound, the more chance we have of meeting whalers.
human
You are right; but I question whether the ice is firm enough to make it practicable.
gpt
We'll try,