human
Now, sir, what is it? Let me know the worst! exclaimed the principal, dropping upon the sofa like a man whose strength had all been taken from him.
gpt
I have been dreading it for many long and weary hours.
human
Dreading it? repeated the confused professor.
gpt
Dreading what, sir?
human
That the Josephine had suffered severely in the storm, replied the principal, impatiently.
gpt
You have come to tell me that Captain Kendall was lost overboard?
human
No, sir,
gpt
Didn't you say that a very unpleasant affair had happened on board?
human
I did; but it was not the loss of the captain.
gpt
Who was it?
human
I really don't understand you, sir,
gpt
Has any one been lost overboard from the Josephine?
human
No, sir; no one, that I am aware of.
gpt
That you are aware of!
human
Of course, if any one had been lost, I should have heard of it,
gpt
Then the officers and crew are all safe--are they?
human
They are, sir--all safe.
gpt
Thank God!
human
I have come on board, sir, to make a complaint against the captain of the Josephine. This is the unpleasant business which brings me here,
gpt
Indeed!