human
Well, and does Nicholl understand what that means?
gpt
Of course, Michel, replied the captain.
human
All these signs, which seem cabalistic to you, form the plainest, the clearest, and the most logical language to those who know how to read it.
gpt
And you pretend, Nicholl, asked Michel,
human
Incontestably, replied Nicholl;
gpt
On your word?
human
On my word.
gpt
Then you are as cunning as our president.
human
No, Michel; the difficult part is what Barbicane has done; that is, to get an equation which shall satisfy all the conditions of the problem. The remainder is only a question of arithmetic, requiring merely the knowledge of the four rules.
gpt
That is something!