human
How, by all that's wonderful, did you come here? exclaimed the master.
gpt
We had long given you up for lost.
human
I was afraid so, answered Desmond.
gpt
And, faith, I had some idea myself that I was lost, for here I've been for many a long month, with only two companions who escaped with me from the wreck of the Dutch ship which brought me thus far. But, tell me, did the _Stella_ escape with my uncle and the rest of the party on board? Green relieved Desmond's mind on that point, and astonished him not a little by adding that Captain Adair commanded the ship outside.
human
And who are your companions?
gpt
An honest Dutch lad--Rip Van Winkle, as I call him--who was wrecked with me, and our faithful dog Snarley. They set off this morning to bring in a couple of goats to be sacrificed for your entertainment. I saw you coming in last night, and I suspected that you were an English man-of-war. You may, therefore, judge of my disappointment this morning when I found that you had disappeared. Though I guessed the truth, that you had been blown off again and would steam back, sometimes the horrible thought would occur to me that the ship had gone down; but, if such was the case, I hoped that some boats would have escaped and come on shore.