human
I have come expressly to introduce my nephew Terence to you, Macnamara, said my uncle.
gpt
You were good enough, in a letter I received from you a few days ago, to say that you would receive him as a midshipman on board your ship. He's a broth of a boy, and will be an ornament to the service, I hope.
human
Can't say that he is much of an ornament at present, I heard one of the officers remark to another.
gpt
Looks more like a mummer or stage-player than a midshipman.
human
Wishing to present the boy in a respectable way to you on the quarter-deck of His Majesty's ship, we had a uniform made for him at Ballinahone, which is, I fancy, such as your officers are accustomed to wear on grand occasions,
gpt
I thought rather that it was the fashionable dress worn by young gentlemen in the west of Ireland at wakes or weddings, remarked the captain;
human
Faith, I see there is a difference, but as no regulations or patterns were procurable at Ballinahone, we did the best we could.
gpt
Of that I have no doubt about, McMahon; you always did your best, and very well done it was, said the captain;