human
I say, Archie, I do envy those fellows of the _Eolus_ going on to China; they will see all sorts of fun, for the Celestials are sure not to give in in a hurry. The _Eoluses_ will have the same sort of work that my brother Jack and your cousin Murray went through in the last Chinese war, when they were midshipmen.
gpt
Gerald was dreadfully cut up at not being able to remain on board the _Eolus_, and having instead to come back with us to return home; but Captain Adair's letter was peremptory, and, as the newspapers say, I hope that he will hear of something to his advantage. Gerald would have been better pleased had his uncle let him know why he was sent for.
human
He has no great cause to complain, seeing that the climate of China is none of the most delectable, and he would have run the risk of being shot into the bargain, observed Archie.
gpt
I wish that I had the chance of going home, and finding myself the possessor of a tidy fortune with a title.
human
But then there's the honour and glory, and the fun, and the pig-tails to be captured, and the loot, and the chance of serving in a naval brigade and seeing some work on shore, just as the _Shannon's_ people did in India, with a fair prospect of promotion at the end of it.
gpt
If a body happens not to be shot, ye ken,