human
How shall we divide? Won't you go into Ellen's boat, Dick, since, without offence to our guest, you are the better sculler?
gpt
No, no; let Guest try what he can do--he ought to be getting into training now. Besides, we are in no hurry: we are not going far above Oxford; and even if we are benighted, we shall have the moon, which will give us nothing worse of a night than a greyer day.
human
Besides, said I,
gpt
I may manage to do a little more with my sculling than merely keeping the boat from drifting down stream.