human
I see the poor lady's woke up at last, sir.
gpt
Yes,
human
And Tom says she has her intellect sound again.
gpt
It is true, and thank God for it,
human
Strange, Mr. Portlack, said he, after biting for a moment or two meditatively on the piece of tobacco in his cheek,
gpt
A coincidence,
human
Well, that'll do, I dessay, though there's another word a-running in my head. And how do the lady relish the notion of having stuck the big Spaniard?
gpt
Now listen to me, Butler, said I,
human
There's no fear of any of us ever a-telling her of it, he replied, with a sort of sulky astonishment working in his face at the energy with which I had addressed him;
gpt
Not from us, said I,
human
That's true enough,
gpt
There is another point that may be worth our consideration. Briefly, the lady has now her senses; she has a clear eye, and may very likely prove to have a keen memory. I will take care that your names are not known to her; and should she ever come on deck while you remain on board, I would advise you and your mates to show as little of yourselves as the navigation of the ship will suffer.
human
Yes, by thunder! Mr. Portlack, you're right, he exclaimed.
gpt
If she gets to hear our names, and is able to describe us, why! Tell ye what it is, sir: the sooner we five men are off, the better; and until we've cleared out, I hope you won't encourage her to come on deck too often.