human
As I was sayin', pursued Cap'n Abe reflectively,
gpt
Cap'n Amazon went up country with a Dutchman--a trader, I b'lieve he said the man was--and they got into a part where the orang-outangs was plentiful.
human
Jest as thick as sandpipers along The Beaches, I shouldn't wonder,
gpt
No; nor like mackerel when ye get a full seine-haul, responded the storekeeper, unruffled,
human
They can't catch you, can they, Cap'n Abe? he said.
gpt
If that brother of yours has gone through one-half the perils by land and sea I've heard you tell about, he's beat out most sailors from old Noah down to Admiral Dewey.
human
Young man, he said,
gpt
Well, I'd like to see Cap'n Amazon, Lawford said lightly,
human
You'll likely get your wish,
gpt
What d'ye mean? drawled Milt Baker, who always bobbed up serenely.
human
Ye don't say Cap'n Am'zon's likely to show up here at Cardhaven after all these years?
gpt
That's exactly what I mean. I got a--ahem!--a letter from Cap'n Am'zon only lately.
human
And he's comin' to see ye?
gpt
Yes, the latter confessed.
human
And he's likely to stay quite a spell when he does come. Says suthin' 'bout settlin' down. He's gettin' along in years like the rest of us. Mebbe I'll let him keep store for me this summer whilst I take a vacation, added Cap'n Abe more briskly,
gpt
You took a vacation of a week or more about--was it ten year ago? demanded Cap'n Joab.
human
I looked after the place for ye then.
gpt
Ahem! I mean a real vacation, Cap'n Abe declared, still staring at the fishfly now feebly butting its head against the pane.
human
That week was when I went to the--'hem--buryin' of my a'nt, Joab. I'll go this time mebbe for two-three months. Take a v'y'ge somewhere, I've always wanted to.
gpt
Land sakes! exploded Cap'n Joab.
human
I know ye been talkin' 'bout cruisin' around--to see your folks, or the like--for the longest spell. But I didn't s'pose ye re'lly meant it. And your brother comin', too! Well!
gpt
If he can tell of his adventures as well as you relate them, laughed Lawford,
human
Cap'n Amazon should be an addition to the Cardhaven social whirl.
gpt
You take my advice, young man, Cap'n Abe said, with sternness,