human
But, I say, Soundings, said he, addressing himself familiarly to the master, who had not been long in the vessel,
gpt
So saying, he poured out a tumbler, and held it to his nose.
human
Stinks like hell! I say, master, are you sure the bungs are in your casks? The cats have been contributing to the fluid. We must qualify this; and having poured away one half of the water, which, by the by, was very good, he supplied the vacancy with rum. Then tasting it, he said,
gpt
Come, miss puss, this will rouse you out, at any rate.
human
By the bye, that's well thought of--we'll have no cats in the ship (except those which the depravity of human nature unhappily compels the boatswain to use). Mr Skysail, you'll look to that. Throw them all overboard.
gpt
On second thought, said he, addressing Skysail again,
human
I won't throw the cats overboard; the sailors have a foolish superstition about that animal--its damned unlucky. No! put them alive in a bread-bag, and send them on shore in the bum-boat.