human
Tell me all about it, Rachel, said the invalid.
gpt
I should like to tell you the whole story, father; everything has turned out so well. But I am not sure that you could bear the surprise--and such a joyful surprise, too.
human
You see, the ship was ready for launching, quite ready, and so away she went just at the very nick of time--without being burnt, you understand--out into the fjord; and now she is quite safe, and everything is all right. Now, father, you know it all.
gpt
But what about Gabriel?
human
Oh, it was Gabriel who managed everything, because Tom Robson never came,
gpt
Drunk, you know; drunk as a lord. In bed all the time. Dead drunk--don't you see?
human
There, now, father, you mustn't ask any more questions, said Rachel, decidedly.
gpt
Now we have told you the whole story.