human
So you're going for a day's sport, are you? said he.
gpt
It's a good day, too, and the whiting ought to be plentiful off the rock.
human
I hope they will,
gpt
They've been let alone the last week or two, said the bait merchant,
human
When will the boats be back?
gpt
We should have seen some of them this morning, but the wind's dropped. Maybe it will be afternoon before they come in.
human
It's always a great day when they come in, isn't it?
gpt
Depends on the catch. When it's a bad catch no one cares to see them back.
human
I suppose, said he in the most careless tones he could assume,
gpt
Tom White's not likely to come back in a hurry?
human
Not if he knows who's a-going to be down on the beach to welcome him. But, bless you, how's he to know? The sooner he comes home and gets his right lodgings, the better, so say I. What do you say, young squire?