human
It's to be hoped that we shall have fine weather, said Nettleship one day at mess.
gpt
Even now we're obliged to keep the pumps going every watch. It's a wonder the hull and rigging hold together; while we're terribly short-handed, and, as far as I can judge, the rest of the ships are in no better condition, and the prizes are still more battered.
human
What an old croaker you've become, cried Tom.
gpt
I thought you would have been the last person to talk in that way.
human
I'm not croaking. I only say that never fleet put to sea in a worse condition; but I do hope we shall be blessed with fine weather, and not meet with a heavy gale, or have to encounter an enemy of superior force.