human
Why--my Porges! said Bellew, a trifle huskily, perhaps,
gpt
Oh, Uncle Porges!--then you--have come back to me!
human
Aye, aye, Shipmate.
gpt
Why, then--my prayers _did_ reach!
human
Why, of course,--prayers always reach, my Porges.
gpt
Then, oh!--do you s'pose I shall find the fortune, too?
human
Not a doubt of it,--just look at the moon!
gpt
The--moon?
human
Why, haven't you noticed how--er--peculiar it is to-night?
gpt
Peculiar?
human
Why, yes, my Porges,--big, you know, and--er--yellow,--like--er--like a very large sovereign.
gpt
Do you mean--Oh! do you mean--it's--the--
human
The Money Moon?--Oh yes--there she is at last, my Porges! Take a good look at her, I don't suppose we shall ever see another.