human
Ah, Diana! Ah, Satellite! he exclaimed, teazing them;
gpt
If there _are_ dogs in the moon,
human
There are, said Michel Ardan,
gpt
A hundred dollars we shall find none!
human
Done, my captain! replied Ardan, clasping Nicholl's hand.
gpt
But, by the bye, you have already lost three bets with our president, as the necessary funds for the enterprise have been found, as the operation of casting has been successful, and lastly, as the Columbiad has been loaded without accident, six thousand dollars.
human
Yes, replied Nicholl.
gpt
Thirty-seven minutes six seconds past ten.
human
It is understood, captain. Well, before another quarter of an hour you will have to count 9000 dollars to the president; 4000 because the Columbiad will not burst, and 5000 because the projectile will rise more than six miles in the air.
gpt
I have the dollars, replied Nicholl, slapping the pocket of his coat.
human
I only ask to be allowed to pay.
gpt
Come, Nicholl, I see that you are a man of method, which I could never be; but indeed you have made a series of bets of very little advantage to yourself, allow me to tell you.
human
And why?
gpt
Because, if you gain the first, the Columbiad will have burst, and the projectile with it; and Barbicane will no longer be there to reimburse your dollars.
human
My stake is deposited at the bank in Baltimore, replied Barbicane simply;
gpt
Ah, you practical men! exclaimed Michel Ardan;
human
I admire you the more for not being able to understand you.
gpt
Forty-two minutes past ten!
human
Only five minutes more!
gpt
Yes, five little minutes! replied Michel Ardan;
human
Enough, Michel, enough! said Barbicane, in a serious voice;
gpt
Yes,
human
God preserve us!
gpt
Forty seven minutes past ten!
human
Twenty seconds more!