human
May I ask your name?
gpt
Yes; it's Stubbins; I've no reason to be ashamed of it.
human
Well, Captain Stubbins, we will pay you twenty pounds a-head for ourselves, and fifteen for each of our men, besides a pound a day for provisions.
gpt
You are sharp young gentlemen, I've an opinion, said the skipper.
human
If you don't like my terms you will stay here until you wish you had accepted them. I shall not be away for a fortnight or more, for I only came in yesterday, and have to get rid of my cargo and take a fresh one on board.