human
No,
gpt
Well, then, said I,
human
Good! cried he;
gpt
Quiet, I believe. I have not been on deck since the explosion aroused me early this morning.
human
Suppose we get the schooner afloat, what do you propose?
gpt
Why, I answered,
human
What, you and I alone?
gpt
No, said I,
human
What do you mean by home?
gpt
England,
human
Then proceeding in English,
gpt
Pray, said he, showing his fangs,
human
I have no fear of that, said I;
gpt
Look ye here, Mr. Rodney, cried he in a passion,
human
Let's get the schooner afloat first,
gpt
Ay, that's all very well, he cried;
human
I deserve it,
gpt
And yet you would convey the most noted pirate of the age, with plunder in her to the value of thousands of doubloons, to a port in which we should doubtless find ships of war, a garrison, magistrates, governors, prisons, and the whole of the machinery it is our business to give our stern to! _Ma foi_, Mr. Rodney! sure you are out in something more than your reckoning of time?
human
What do you propose?
gpt
Ha! he exclaimed, whilst his little eyes twinkled with cunning,
human
Well, there is a great deal of plain, good sense in what you say. I certainly see the wisdom of your advice in recommending that we should bury the treasure. Nor must we leave anything on board to convict the ship of her true character.
gpt
Trust to this. There is mind behind this surface. Your plan for releasing the schooner is great; mine for preserving the treasure is great too. You are the sailor, I the strategist; by combining our genius, we shall oppose an invulnerable front to adversity, and must end our days as Princes. Your hand, Paul!