human
See how the lightning plays upon the iron rings and bolts which fasten the sails to the mast--what if it should strike the ship, dear John?
gpt
Don't anticipate evil, Flora. There may be danger, but as we can neither escape from it, nor avert it, if it comes, it is better not to dwell upon it.
human
It would be a bad job for us a', said Mr. Collins.
gpt
But if it sud happen, we should be blown to pieces with the ship, an' ken nothing about it. I canna imagine an easier death.
human
The very suddenness of it makes it appear to me so dreadful, said Flora.
gpt
It is not pleasant to know that you are standing over a volcano, which one spark might ignite, and scatter you in fragments into the air and waters. Are these storms common in Canada?
human
I dinna ken, returned Collins;
gpt
They are of frequent occurrence, Mrs. Lyndsay, said Mr. Wright, who happened to be passing,