human
How can you do your work, I asked,
gpt
Because I have to, he answered, with a wistful smile.
human
You know sailors are often seasick, but they go aloft just the same and work--because they have to. You could do it yourself if you had to. And yet, he added, half shutting his eyes,
gpt
I've many a time been so bad when we've tossed and tossed for days and nights on the watch for vessels that I've come pretty near to dropping quietly overboard and ending it.
human
Why don't you give up the life?
gpt
Perhaps I would, said he,
human
Now, said Breed,
gpt
I've been a pilot for twenty-two years, so I figure if I stick to it fifteen years more I may be like my father after that, and have no more trouble.