human
There be scarce two honest men--saving ourselves--in all San Augustin, he said.
gpt
The lodging-house where we sleep is crowded with dirty, thieving half-breeds, who would as willingly slit a man's throat as a pig's. Though they hold us as guests against our will, we must e'en pay our own score; and some fine night--you mark me!--we shall find ourselves lacking our purses.
human
Then the Governor will be at the cost of our entertainment,
gpt
grunted the old sailor,
human
Tut! man,--hold your croaking tongue in the poor young lady's presence,
gpt
There is every certainty, he said.
human
When word reaches their Lordships in England, they will not fail to make complaint to the Spanish Council,--and they have no just cause for refusing to set us free. But I trust we shall not have to wait for that. If we had a Governor of spirit, instead of a timorous old man like Sayle, he would have already sent the frigate down here to demand us of the Spaniards. There are not lacking men to carry out the enterprise: Captain Brayne could scarce be restrained from swooping down on the whole garrison--as Rob Searle did, not long ago, when he rescued Dr. Woodward out of their clutches.
gpt
Captain Brayne!--the frigate! Do you mean that the _Carolina_ has arrived?
human
Two months ahead of our sloop, declared Mr. Collins;