human
Me for dive, signor--me for dive,
gpt
No, no more me for dive, you blackguards, he answered, shaking his head.
human
You've had quite enough from these two Master Greens already.
gpt
Me for dive, signor; me for dive;
human
Now suppose there were sharks here as they have in the West Indies, it would not be quite so easy to go overboard as it is,
gpt
Oh, these fellows would laugh at a shark, answered Raby.
human
Why even the blackies don't fear them, and will attack and kill the largest. By the by, did you ever hear of the big fellow they keep in Port Royal harbour to do the duty of guard-boat? Not a man dares swim on shore when big Tom is on duty, and he never takes a snooze they say.
gpt
You don't mean to say so, said Togle,
human
Oh, the Government promised him a superannuated pension when he's no longer fit for work; but, as he finds he must go on shore to receive it, he is obliged to keep afloat; though he's been so many years at it that no one remembers when he first came on the station.
gpt
He must be a rum old joker, observed Duff.
human
Hillo, here comes old Monsieur Collet with his cargo of ginger-beer. Let's go and get some; for I'm very thirsty.