human
Pfaw! he growled.
gpt
If only _she_ was afloat! There was a ship for you! Given her at sea again, handsome and handy, two good men would never 'a' lost their lives. Given that she was not beyond repair, and we might yet kedge her off and plank her and caulk her and rig her anew.
human
She's done, said Matterson languidly.
gpt
Forget her.
human
Molly!
gpt
Let me be,
human
Gentlemen, Gideon North interposed,
gpt
Well? Gleazen angrily raised his head.
human
There is no issue. We'll sail for the Rio Pongo, lay off and on till the first dark night, then take the cargo that a friend of ours will have ready. Thence, Captain North, we'll sail for Cuba. _I'll_ give the orders now, and _you'll_ carry them out.
gpt
How long, I cried hotly,
human
If you want facts, Joe, I'll give them to you: I've been giving orders aboard this vessel from the day we sailed from Boston until now--aye, and seeing that they were obeyed, too, you young cub. But if you want fancies, such as are suitable for the young, I've owned the brig only since Seth Upham went mad and got himself killed.
gpt
You own the brig?
human
Yes, I own the brig.
gpt
You lie!
human
You lie!
gpt
Next, said he,
human
That I will, indeed, and it is a small part of what I'll be telling you.
gpt
Well, he didn't.
human
He didn't, Gleazen said again.
gpt
Him and I went into this deal share alike. Half to him and half to me and my partners. Ain't he dead? Well, then I keep my half and Molly, here, who is all the partner I've got left now, gets the other half. Ain't that plain? Of course it is. It would be plain enough if we'd got clear with the fortune that was ours by rights. And because we lost the fortune, it's all the plainer that we ought to get something for our trouble.
human
But, Mr. Gleazen, Arnold interposed,
gpt
That, cried Matterson, bursting into the controversy before Gleazen could find words to meet this new argument,
human
I can promise you, Matterson, Gideon North said with a smile,
gpt
Then you're likely not to keep your command.
human
Let all that go. About that we do not as yet care. It is a matter to be argued when the time comes. But--what will you take on board for a cargo at Rio Pongo?