human
Bow on, my comrades, he said.
gpt
That ship will not fire at us, and in another short hour we may be among our friends on shore.
human
I know her, he muttered in Romaic.
gpt
She is no other than the accursed _Ione_, which has already wrought me so much injury. To escape from her is hopeless, and naught remains for me but to execute my last resolve. Paolo, come here. He now spoke in Italian.
human
You know well how to steer, so take the helm and keep the raft for yonder headland.
gpt
Now show your manhood, for to you I commit the charge of those men. Save their lives, if you can; and you yourself, with the testimony your sister and yon fair girl can give, will run no hazard. Say that Zappa refused to fall alive into the hands of his enemies, and bravely met the fate he had awarded to so many. Farewell.