human
For my part, exclaimed Tom, anxious to encourage the rest,
gpt
I should be ready to sail right across the Pacific in her.
human
And so should I,
gpt
Pardon me for saying it, sir; there are two things we cannot carry enough of to do that--water and fresh provisions, said Jerry Bird, the oldest seaman of the party.
human
If we did not meet with a hurricane or too heavy a gale for the boat, we might of course get across. Such voyages have been performed before now, but no man would willingly undertake one if it could be avoided.
gpt
We must calculate the quantity of water we can carry, and go on an allowance from the first, he said to Desmond.
human
We must do the same also with regard to our yams and all our other provisions, or, after all the pains we have taken, we might run short, which would not be pleasant.
gpt
I should think not, remarked Billy.
human
I don't mind how long we remain in the boat, but I should not like to be on short commons.