human
I do believe that the wind has got round here to the north-east, said Roswell, as he paced the quarter-deck with Daggett, still holding in his hand the well wiped and dried sounding-rod, in readiness for another trial.
gpt
That last puff was right in our teeth!
human
Not in our teeth, Gar'ner; no, not in _my_ teeth, answered Daggett,
gpt
That will cause a great delay, Captain Daggett, said Roswell, doubtingly.
human
We are now well in among the first great body of the ice; it may be as easy to work our way to the northward of it, as to get back into clear water to the southward.
gpt
I dare say it would; but, back I go. I do not ask you to accompany us, Gar'ner; by no means. A'ter the handsome manner in which you've waited for us so long, I couldn't think of such a thing! If the wind has r'ally got round to nothe-east, and I begin to think it has, I shall get the schooner into the cove in four-and-twenty hours; and there's as pretty a spot to beach her, just under the shelf where we kept our spare casks, as a body can wish. In a fortnight we'll have her leaks all stopped, and be jogging along in your wake. You'll tell the folks on Oyster Pond that we're a-coming, and they'll be sure to send the news across to the Vineyard.