human
Now let me see what I can do with the rope when I get it up here,
gpt
I see but one place where you can fasten the rope. That is a little beyond where you got the water. It looks like a corner of stone which this loop I have made will slip over.
human
You see, sir, that the rock of the shelf is bare and firm there, so that when you slip off the rock you are on now to come down the rope you are not likely to bring down a lot of stone on top of you or us, and perhaps break your hold upon the rope.
gpt
True, answered Winslow,
human
I will try the point.
gpt
It will not hold,
human
Is there a crack in the rock near in which you could put a stick to hold the loop?
gpt
Yes, there is, he replied.
human
A piece of wood an inch thick would hold.
gpt
Let down the yarn, then, and this driftwood will give us what we want.
human
Just the thing,