human
Stick by them, my lad, and you can't go wrong; if you do, it's their fault, not yours,
gpt
But suppose I don't understand them?
human
Then you can plead in justification that they are not sufficiently clear for an ordinary comprehension, he answered.
gpt
I do when I make a mistake, and old Rough-and-Ready is always willing to receive my excuses, as he can't spell them out very easily himself, though they are his constant study day and night. Indeed, I doubt if he reads anything else, except Norie's _Navigation_ and the _Nautical Almanack_?