human
May the blessed Virgin preserve us! he said.
gpt
Do you say we have drifted north? If this is not the very heart of the south pole you shall persuade me we are on the equator.
human
It cannot storm too terribly for us, as you just now said, I replied.
gpt
I want this island to go to pieces.
human
Bon Dieu!
gpt
Judge for yourself how the ship lies, said I;
human
Is there ice beyond that opening?
gpt
No, I answered;
human
Good, he mumbled with his teeth chattering.
gpt
The change is marvellous. There was ice for a quarter of a mile where that slope ends. 'Tis too cold to converse here.
human
Yes, this is Trentanove and that is Barros. Both were blind, but they are blinder now. Would they thank you to arouse them out of their comfortable sleep and force them to feel as I do, this cold to which they are now as insensible as I was? By heaven, for my part, I can stand it no longer;