human
If you please, sir, Ted began,
gpt
I've been hatching a crazy kind of a notion in my mind. I'd like to offer it in the way of a suggestion, if you don't mind, sir.
human
Go ahead, lad, said
gpt
Little Mack
human
All right, sir, replied Ted.
gpt
There are five torpedoes aboard the _Dewey_. It occurred to me that you might load all four tubes. Start the engines and reverse them and then when we are tugging with all our might shoot out the four torpedoes one after the other in rapid succession. We'll lighten our load a lot and the kick of the firing may drag us off. That's all, sir, but it was just an idea and I couldn't help telling you, sir.
human
I never thought of trying such a plan. I'll try it---I'll try it,
gpt
Little Mack