human
So this would have been my coffin but for you, Mr. Rodney? said he.
gpt
I was in good company, though, pointing over his shoulder at the crucifix with his thumb.
human
Lord, how the rogues prayed and cursed in this same cabin! In fine weather, and when all was well, the sharks in our wake had more religion than they; but the instant they were in danger, down they tumbled upon their quivering knees, and if heaven was twice as big as it is, it could not have held saints enough for those varlets to petition.
gpt
You were nearly all Spaniards?
human
Ay; the worst class of men a ship could enter these seas with. But for our calling they are the fittest of all the nations in the world; better even than the Portuguese, and with truer trade instincts than the trained mulatto--nimbler artists in roguery than ever a one of them. I despise their superstition, but they are the better pirates for it. They carry it as a man might a feather bed; it enables them to fall soft. D'ye take me? He gave one of his short loud laughs, and said,
gpt
I hope this slope won't increase. The angle's stiff enough as it is. 'Twill be like living on the roof of a house. I have a mind to see how she lies. What d'ye say, Mr. Rodney? shall I venture into the open?
human
Why not? said I.
gpt
You can move briskly. You have as much life as ever you had.
human
Let's go, then,