human
I've been marketing, he said, turning half a dozen ring-doves out of his pocket.
gpt
These little jokers are not half bad when grilled on the coals, and they don't take long to cook. To-night will be the last time we can make a fire, until we find ourselves here again--that is, if we come back this way.
human
Well, I shall go and get a swim,
gpt
A swim? Hold hard. Where will you get it?
human
In the river, of course,
gpt
You'd better not try it, Sellon. It isn't safe.
human
Why? Alligators?
gpt
Yes. You can't go into deep water. But there's a shallow a little way up, where you can have a good splash. It's only a matter of a few inches if you keep close to the bank--and you must keep close to it too. I've been in myself this morning--and by the same token it's the last chance of tubbing we shall get. I'll go as far as the rise and point you out the place.