human
It is, sir, said the man, who took the doctor's angry stare for a look of doubt.
gpt
That's right enough, though it don't look like an island. It's the big rock where they've got Bony shut up.
human
Bah!
gpt
Turned out of his bunk wrong side up'ards, sir?
human
Pah!
gpt
Old 'un's been giving it to him, I suppose, said Joe to himself.
human
Oh, I know; he'd been upsetting that bottle of fish soup as the skipper fetched me down to swab up last night--that as went all over the skipper's chart. Pore young chap! I'll go and smooth him down.
gpt
What do you want?
human
Oh, nothing, sir. I only wanted to say I'm sorry I put your uncle out about the island. I'm a bit deaf in one ear since I got hurt over that fight, and I mis-underconstumbled him. He said, `There she is,' and I thought he was talking about Bony's island, and he meant the brig.
gpt
Well, suppose he did? There she is.
human
Nay, sir; you take another look. That's a three-master, sir. Don't you see?
gpt
Oh yes, I see now, Joe, said Rodd, who was rather ashamed of his petulance to the man.
human
She was end on to us, and I didn't see the mizzen. Why, she's in full sail!
gpt
Yes, sir, a regular crowd of canvas, topgallants and stunsles all up, and if I haven't forgotten all about a man-of-war, that's what she is, as we used to say, by the cut of her jib, which is a very sensible remark, sir, as from here her jib's quite out of sight.