human
Waiter, called Lynch, who, as a general rule, was not guilty of knowing much about any of his studies,
gpt
Call him a _garçon_
human
Bring me the _bur_.
gpt
You might as well call for a Canada thistle,
human
I want some butter; I have eaten up all the _bif-stek_, and all the _pomme de terres_, and now I want some bread and butter. These fellows don't understand their own language.
gpt
That's the idea, replied Lynch;
human
Call for it, then,
gpt
I will; here's a go. _Garçon_, mapperty sellier!
human
Good! roared Duncan.
gpt
If we had a saddle of mutton for supper, I should suppose you would want what you called for.
human
I want the salt.
gpt
I thought you did; and that's the reason why you called for a saddler.
human
I didn't call for any saddler. I said _sellier_.
gpt
Precisely so; and that is a saddler.
human
What shall I say?
gpt
Precisely; but you were sold. I advise you not to make any long speeches in French.
human
You may bet your life I shall not,
gpt
Just mention the thing you want in one word; then you won't confuse _garçon's_ intellect by flooding it with ideas.
human
I think I shall pick up the French language in time,
gpt
Perhaps you will, but the Hôtel Royal will have crumbled to dust before that happy event occurs.
human
What now, Captain Kendall?
gpt
My officers and crew wish to take a little walk,
human
What! to-night?. It is after ten o'clock.
gpt
They wish to see how 'Belgium's capital' looks in the evening.
human
Of course you can do as you think best; but I advise you to be cautious with them. They may get into trouble in a strange city, or get lost. If some of them can't speak French any better than they did at supper, they will have to go to the watch-house, because they can't ask the way back.
gpt
They can say _Hôtel Royal_. None of my crew have ever got into trouble since the ship's company was organized,