human
All very good, said Captain Murray;
gpt
You have observed, sir, what I failed to discover, he answered,
human
Very well, Mr Jull; but can you account for the junk sinking so soon after you left her, and for the explosion?
gpt
She was leaking very much indeed, and probably a butt suddenly gave way, answered Captain Jull.
human
In regard to the explosion, my wife had lit a fire in a stove aft, and I suppose a cask of gunpowder must inadvertently have been left in the neighbourhood. But this is merely conjecture. She herself will tell you that she lit the fire.