human
Don't follow them, boys. They will find themselves becalmed in less than a quarter of an hour. The breeze is dying away. If you want to beat them, hoist your sails, and get out your oars, and row up to the head of the island; we can reach it before they reach the foot, and, besides, the current will carry them further down the river than they want to go.
gpt
Where are you fellows going?
human
Home,
gpt
You are taking the longest and hardest way.
human
The longest way around is the nearest way home, you know,
gpt
I don't believe it is, in this instance, said James Porter.
human
Let's see who will be at the long dock first.
gpt
All right,