human
There won't be many of the big tuskers get away from you, Tom Swift, he said.
gpt
And that reminds me, I got a letter the other day, from the firm I collect ivory for, stating that the price had risen because of a scarcity, and urging me to hurry back to Africa and get all I could. It seems that war has broken out among some of the central African tribes, and they are journeying about in the jungle, on the war path here and there, and have driven the elephants into the very deepest wilds, where the ordinary hunters can't get at them.
human
Maybe we won't have any luck, either,
gpt
Oh, yes, we will, declared the hunter.
human
With our airship, the worst forest of the dark continent won't have any terrors for us, for we can float above it. And the fights of the natives won't have any effect. In a way, this will be a good thing, for with the price of ivory soaring, we can make more money than otherwise. There's a chance for us all to get a lot of money.
gpt
Bless my piano keys! exclaimed Mr. Damon,
human
A mighty queer place for such-like ornaments, said Mr. Durban in a low voice. Then he added:
gpt
Well, the sooner we get started the better I'll like it, for I want to get that pair of big tusks for a special customer of mine.
human
I'll give the Black Hawk one more trial flight, and then take her apart and ship her,