human
It is very odd we don't move,
gpt
I can't understand it, said the professor.
human
But everything is so remarkable on board this ship that I have ceased to wonder at anything.
gpt
I've had a taste of niggers, and don't want another,
human
Hark at the reptiles! What a thundering row they're kicking up!
gpt
I never heard such a racket, answered Carl;
human
Gentlemen, he said,
gpt
It is now a quarter to,
human
Precisely. I shall open the flap, and take in air directly.
gpt
And the niggers?
human
The Papouans?
gpt
Won't they get in?
human
How?
gpt
Easily enough, by walking down the ladder. They can do that when the flap is up, and can kill us all without any trouble.
human
Gentlemen, said Captain Vindex,
gpt
You do not understand me, he continued.
human
Come to the bottom of the ladder, and you shall see.
gpt
Shall we take our guns?
human
Not the slightest necessity.
gpt
At least your slaves are armed?
human
They are all at their work; follow me,