human
Upon my honour, sir, cried he, putting his arms akimbo, and staring me full in the face;
gpt
That is precisely what I was coming to, sir, said I,
human
There you speak like a child of my own bringing up, replied Captain G---:
gpt
I did not give you credit for so much good sense. I am far from throwing a wet blanket over any innocent mirth. Man is man after all-- give him but the bare necessaries of life, and he is no more than a dog. A little mirth on such an occasion is not only justifiable, but praiseworthy. The health of a good king like ours, God bless him! should always be drunk in good wine; and as you say the party is to be select, and the occasion the wetting of your commission, I shall have no objection to come and give away the bride; but, remember, no hard drinking--no indecorum--and I'll do my best, not only to keep the young bloods in order, but to add my humble powers to the hilarity of the evening.