human
Well, mutineer, I said;
gpt
Oh, I do call that unkind, Mr Dale, sir, and it isn't true. Didn't I show you as soon as I could that I wasn't one of that sort?
human
Well, yes, you sneaked back when you thought your side was going to be beaten.
gpt
Plain Irish stoo to-day, sir, made out of Noo Zealand mutton, for I found the onions. There's plenty of 'em. You don't mean what you said, sir. Just you have a pistol stuck in one of your ears, and be told that you're not to be a cook and a slave any more, but to join the adventurers who are going to live in a beautiful island of their own, where it's always fine weather, and if you don't you're to be shot. Why, of course I joined 'em, same as lots more did. Any fellow would rather live in a beautiful island than have his brains blown out.
human
I don't know about that, I said shortly.
gpt
I wouldn't on Jarette's terms.
human
No, sir, you wouldn't, said the cook;
gpt
Smell that, sir? There's nothing on Jarette's island as'll come up to that. But, between ourselves, I don't believe he knows of any island at all such as he talked about to the men, till he'd gammoned them or bullied them over. Hah! he continued, tasting his cookery;
human
Terribly.
gpt
Sarve him right. Wonderful island indeed! This galley's good enough island for me. You didn't mean that, Mr Dale, sir. I got out of the scrape as soon as I could, and so did those other three lads as come aboard with me; and we'll all fight jolly hard to keep from getting into it again. I believe that some of the others would drop the game, and be glad to get back on board, if they weren't afraid of Frenchy, as we call him. That man's mad as a hatter, sir.
human
That's a true word, cookie, growled Bob Hampton.
gpt
You smell good, mate, but I wish you'd keep your door shut. It makes me feel mut'nous, and as if I wanted to turn pirate and 'tack the galley.
human
Wind going to hold good, Bob?
gpt
Arn't seen the clerk o' the weather this mornin', sir, so can't say.
human
Jarette's mad--Jarette's mad,