human
But he had a fair shot at me, said Captain Clayton,
gpt
It may be possible, said the Captain to Mr. Jones,
human
And I am told that they are lovely girls,
gpt
Well, yes; lovely is a very strong word.
human
I'd rather be called lovely than anything,
gpt
Now, Captain Clayton, said Edith,
human
I meant nothing of the kind, said Ada.
gpt
I hope that Captain Clayton knows me better. But, Captain Clayton, you don't mean that you'll walk down to the boat to-morrow?
human
Why not? He'll never have the pluck to fire at me two days running. And I doubt whether he'll allow me so fair a chance of seeing him.
gpt
I wonder how you can sleep at night, knowing that such a man as this is always after your life.
human
I wonder whether he sleeps at night, when he thinks such a man as I am after his life. And I allow him, to boot, all his walks and hiding-places. Then Ada began to implore him not to be too rash. She endeavoured to teach him that no good could come from such foolhardiness. If his life was of no value to himself, it was of great value to others;--to his mother, for instance, and to his sister.
gpt
A man's life is of no real value, said the Captain,
human
You don't think the wife that is to be need mind it?
gpt
The wife that is to be must be in the clouds, and in all probability, will never come any nearer. I cannot allow that a man can be justified in neglecting his duties for the sake of a cloudy wife.
human
Not in neglecting absolute duties,
gpt
A man in my position neglects his duty if he leaves a stone unturned in pursuit of such a blackguard as this. And when a man is used to it, he likes it. There's your brother quite enjoyed being shot at, just as though he were resident magistrate; at any rate, he looked as though he did.
human
I shall go on by the early boat,
gpt
You'll have breakfast first, at any rate, said Ada. The Captain swore that he wouldn't, and the girls swore that he should.
human
We never let anybody go without breakfast,
gpt
And particularly not a man, said Edith,
human
I and Hunter, said he,