human
Smoke head of us, fellows. Much too much to come from any one steamer. You can see it with the naked eye, dead on there!
gpt
It might be a vessel afire, he said slowly.
human
One of those tank-oil steamers would make a fierce smoke, you know. But on the whole I rather believe it's a convoy of troop ships going across to France.
gpt
I never thought of that, Tom! cried Jack, again clapping the glasses to his eyes;
human
Go aloft, and try to keep out of sight among the little clouds, was the immediate reply Tom made.
gpt
We could continue to watch, and see all that passed below, at the same time keeping ourselves fairly invisible. They'll hardly be looking up so as to discover a speck floating past. And then again all that smoke is bound to make it difficult for them to see.