human
The only thing I feel an awful longin' for now, at times, is a bit o' 'baccy,
gpt
So does I, Ned, an' I sometimes think Dr Hayward has got the advantage of us there, for he never smoked, so he says, an' in coorse it stands to reason that he can't have no longin' for a thing he don't want--an' he seems as jolly an' happy as the best of us without it!
human
Ay, jollier and happier!
gpt
But, I say, Ned, don't ye ever feel a longin' for grog? Ye used to be raither fond of it.
human
No--not now, Joe. It's the best thing as ever happened to me, bein' cast on this here island--wi' Dr Hayward to give a feller a word of advice.
gpt
You should be thankful for that, Ned.
human
I _am_ thankful,