human
and
gpt
and
human
Mr What's-his-name, have the goodness to-- what-do-ye-call-'em--the--the thingumbob.
gpt
Ay, ay, my lord! said I.
human
Afterguard, haul taut the weather main-brace!
gpt
Very good, sir; implying that you perfectly understand, and are going cheerfully to obey it. I had adopted this answer, and gave it to his lordship when I received an order from him, saying,
human
Very good, my lord.
gpt
Mr Mildmay, said his lordship,
human
I don't suppose you mean anything like disrespect, but I will thank you not to make that answer again: it is for _me_ to say `very good,' and not you. You seem to approve of my order, and I don't like it; I beg you will not do it again, you know.
gpt
Very good, my lord, said I, so inveterate is habit.
human
I beg your lordship's pardon, I mean `very well.'
gpt
I don't much like that young man, said his lordship to his toady, who followed him up and down the quarter-deck like
human
Hoist away the fore-topsail, said the first lieutenant.
gpt
Hoist away the fore-topsail,