human
Waal, Jeems, I wouldn't advise you to grow any more, or I'll have to raise the roof of my cabin.
gpt
That's what, Cap'n, replied Jeems imperturbably.
human
That's what happens when you grow up in Californy. You grow all the year around, and not like in New England where the winters makes you stubby.
gpt
Hum! he said.
human
This tastes right. Did yer ever know what it war to be starved for yer 'baccy, Cap'n?
gpt
No, replied the Captain,
human
I can't say that I ever did.
gpt
Well, I want to tell you, Cap'n, that it is worse than going without water and I know what that is. Been on a desert till my tongue was as thick as a cow's, and hung out between my teeth, black.
human
How long have you been away?
gpt
Three weeks, Cap'n.
human
How are the sheep lookin'?
gpt
Pretty fair, Cap'n, he replied.
human
I think that they had a whiff of rain over there a few days ago.
gpt
It won't be long till we git the rains,
human
I don't know, Cap'n, remarked the lanky one.
gpt
The climate of Californy is a curious proposition. It's built on the bias down at this end.
human
How's that?