human
It will be as much as we can do, sir, if we could do it at all, he answered.
gpt
The brig is not particularly stiff, or she would not have heeled over as sharply as she did just now.
human
The French officer knows better than we can what sail the brig will bear. I might ask his opinion,
gpt
Beg pardon, sir, but I would not ask him if I were you, said Ben.
human
He'll of course say, `Keep before the wind; but he won't say that if we do we shall chance to run right into the midst of a Spanish or French fleet, or up to one of their cruisers, if so be this is only a passing gale.
gpt
I fear that it is not merely a passing gale; but still, if we can keep the brig on a wind, we'll try and do it,