human
I say, Wilton, we are to have that old humbug in the ship!
gpt
That's so, replied Wilton, who had contrived to keep out of the brig nearly a week.
human
He has his plunder with him.
gpt
We must do as the Josephines did,
human
What's that?
gpt
Get rid of him. This shall be the first job of the Knights of the Golden Fleece. McDougal, who is a capital fellow, told me all about how the fellows in the Josephine managed it.
human
I heard they had been hazing him.
gpt
That they did, laughed Perth.
human
There is fun in the thing. If the old fossil was a decent fellow, of course we wouldn't disturb him. Just as soon as he made a row on board, all the fellows took the captain's part. Morgan dropped him into the river, by drawing out the nail that held the boat-hook in the wood; Blount dropped a coil of signal halyards on his head; and McDougal ducked him with the hose-pipe; and the old fellow got a bogus letter from Antwerp, inviting him to visit some of those kings, or something of that sort.
gpt
Who sent the letter?
human
Nobody knows; at least McDougal says so. When we were at Brussels, the old Greek went to see some big fellow there,--the king or some minister,--and the big bug wouldn't look at him. One of our fellows heard Stoute telling the doctor about it; and Fatty was so tickled that he shook just like a freshly-baked cup-custard. There goes the boatswain's whistle. We are off now,