human
Suppose we missed!
gpt
Oh, the beggars are too big to miss, sir, cried Briggs.
human
But suppose we did; what then, sir?
gpt
I don't know, cried Rodd excitedly.
human
What do you say, Joe?
gpt
I don't know, sir. I never learned crocodile at school, though there was one in my spelling-book, and I 'member I couldn't understand why a four-legged chap like him, as lived in the water, should make a nest and lay eggs like a bird. Here, Harry, let me handle that pole for a few minutes. I should like to have a turn. Thank you, lad, he continued.
human
Yes, they're rum beasts, Mr Rodd, sir, and I dare say they are very slippery; but I don't suppose I shall miss the next one--Ah! Would yer!