human
Gone! cried Rodd excitedly.
gpt
We didn't want any more troubles, and it would have been dreadful to have been wet through again.
human
Don't be too hopeful, my boy, said Uncle Paul.
gpt
That may only be the advance guard of a far worse storm. It seems too much to think this is the end.
human
It might be all, sir, said Joe Cross,
gpt
Then we shall be having the water rise again,
human
Yes, sir; that's what I thought, replied the man,
gpt
Quite right, cried the doctor,
human
What time do you suppose it is, Joe?
gpt
Wants about a couple of hours to daylight, sir.
human
Morning! cried the lads together.
gpt
Ah, then it will be easier to bear!