human
But Abe himself, now, I'd never believed would trust himself on open water.
gpt
Yet, cried Louise,
human
Ye-as. But _has_ he?
gpt
What do you mean?
human
We none of us--none of the neighbors, I mean--seen him go. As fur's we know he didn't go away at all. We're only taking his brother's word for it.
gpt
Why, Mr. Gallup! You're quite as bad as Betty. One would think to hear you and her talk that Cap'n Amazon was a fratricide.
human
Huh?
gpt
That he had murdered his brother,
human
That's fratter side, is it? Well, I don't take no stock in such foolishness. Them's Bet Gallup's notions, Cap'n Am'zon's all right, to _my_ way o' thinkin'. I was talkin' about Cap'n Abe.
gpt
I do not understand you at all, then,
human
I see you don't just foller me, he replied patiently.
gpt
I ain't casting no alligators at your Uncle Am'zon. It's Cap'n Abe. I doubt his goin' to sea at all. I bet he never shipped aboard that craft his brother tells about.
human
Goodness! Why not?
gpt
the girl repeated with exasperation.
human
Found out in _what_?
gpt
That they're _scare't_ o' blue water, Washy said decidedly.
human
Nobody 'round here ever seen Cap'n Abe outside the Haven. He wouldn't no more come down here, push this skiff afloat, and row out to deep water than he'd go put his hand in a wild tiger's mouth--no, ma'am!
gpt
Why, isn't that very ridiculous? Louise said, not at all pleased.
human
Of course Cap'n Abe shipped on that boat just as Cap'n Amazon said he was going to. Otherwise he would have been back--or we would have heard from him.
gpt
He did, hey? responded Washy sharply, springing the surprise he had been leading up to.
human
Then why didn't he take his chist with him? It's come back to the Paulmouth depot, so Perry Baker says, it not being claimed down to Boston.