human
said Mère Pitou tartly.
gpt
Were they coming to Pont Aven? Are they known here?
human
No. Their name is Carmac. They have never been here, I believe. They were making for Lorient; but their yacht broke down and drove on the reef. Had it not been for Peridot we could not have saved a soul on board.
gpt
Oh, he's a good sailor--I'll say that for him. His poor old mother was there on the quay, screeching like an owl. She lost her man at sea, you know. I hate the sea. I'll skin Barbe if she ever so much as looks at a fisherman. Do you hear that, Madeleine?
human
Yes, Madame. But you can't skin every fisherman who looks at Barbe.
gpt
Wait till I catch one at it! He'll find a shark in his nets that day. Hurry now, you, and help Barbe to get those baths ready! I filled the kettle before I came out, and lifted the wheat off, and as I shoved in the damper of the oven the fowls shouldn't have taken much harm.
human
Peridot will surely come soon,