human
The question is, has the train passed?
gpt
Ve ditn'd seen nodding ohf her yet,
human
Ay, but that ain't no sign as it didn't pass, growled Tim, as he took a chew of tobacco.
gpt
I recollect when I wuz in the navy how we started fer ther rendezvous o' a enemy's ship---
human
I won't listen!
gpt
Waal, I'll tell Fritz, said Tim, in nowise abashed.
human
Yer see it wuz sich a dark night we missed ther spot, which was a lagoon, on the coast o' Georgie---
gpt
Try ub!
human
I'll be blowed if I will!
gpt
I don'd vant ter hear dot yarn.
human
I don't keer if yer don't. Ter continer: But although we missed ther lagoon in ther gloom, an runned inter a leetle bay, our enemy did ther same. Thar we had him. Gee whiz, how we socked it ter him! He sailed aroun' and aroun' ther bay, an' we arter him. I manned ther long Tom, an' pickin' 'em out one by one, I gave it ter each o' ther crew---
gpt
For Heaven's sake, stop!
human
Wot fer?
gpt
How could you see in the dark?
human
Why, every time I fired ther moon popped out, an' as soon as I stopped it hid itself agin, explained Tim,
gpt
Waal, sir, arter ther crew o' that ship surrendered, wot d'yer s'pose?
human
Ve don't vos tink noddings!
gpt
But I wants yer ter, I'll tell yer. We diskivered as ther ship wot we wuz firin' at wazn't no enemies wessel at all. It wuz our own consort, an'---
human
Oh, you old liar! You positively asserted it was your enemy---
gpt
But I wuz mistooken. I---
human
By jingo, she's broken!
gpt
How?
human
It must be in the truck.
gpt
Himmel! How ve go ahet now ter safe dot drain?
human
It's one of the driving rods snapped in two!
gpt
Kin ye fix it, my lad?
human
I don't know till I take it off. We are crippled.