human
Do you mean to surrender this ship, Captain Pardoe?
gpt
And if I do so intend, what then?
human
Why, then, I'll take command.
gpt
The devil! said the Captain, making a step forward, grasping his long glass as a cudgel. A moment they faced each other; then a grim smile hovered about the Captain's thin lips.
human
You're a queer fellow, Jim, and a mutinous one; and I don't know why I should waste words over you. Take this glass and look over that boat on the starboard.
gpt
Well, what do you see?
human
I see a mast with cross-trees.
gpt
Can you see the hull or rigging below the yards?
human
No, sir, there's a layer of fog.
gpt
Ah, now, bend the flag on.