human
With a head wind, we'll be some time working up to the rancherie, and then we have thirty miles of coast to search for the inlet Hartley reached. After that, there's the valley to locate; he was uncertain how far it lay from the beach.
gpt
It couldn't be very far. You wouldn't expect a man who was sick and badly lame to make any great pace.
human
I can imagine a man, who knew he must reach the coast before he starved, making a pretty vigorous effort. If he were worked-up and desperate, the pain might turn him savage and drive him on, instead of stopping him. Do you remember the time we crossed the divide in the snow?
gpt
I could remember it, if I wanted to, Carroll answered with a shiver.
human
As it happens, that's about the last thing I'm anxious to do.
gpt
The trouble is that there are a good many valleys in this strip of country, and we may have to try a number before we strike the right one. Winter's not far off, and I can't spend very much time over this search. As soon as the man we put in charge of the mine has tried his present system long enough to give us something to figure on, I want to see what can be done to increase our output. We haven't marketed very much refined metal yet.
human
There's no doubt that it would be advisable, Carroll answered thoughtfully.
gpt
As I've pointed out, you have spent a good deal of the cash you got when you turned the Clermont over to the company. In fact, that's one reason why I didn't try to head off this timber-hunting scheme. You can't spend much over the search, and if the spruce comes up to expectations, you ought to get it back. It would be a fortunate change, after your extravagance in England.
human
That's a subject I don't want to talk about. We'll go up and see what the weather's like.