human
What's been goin' on down street today? she asked.
gpt
I haven't had occasion to go out, and I don't have anybody to bring me the news, as I used to.
human
Here's Cap'n Shaw makin' me out to be old enough to be his grandfather, insisted Captain Crowe, laughing gently, as if he had taken it as a joke.
gpt
Now, everybody knows I ain't but five years the oldest. Shaw, you mustn't be settin' up for a young dandy. I've had a good deal more sea service than you. I believe you never went out on a long voyage round the Cape or the like o' that; those long voyages count a man two years to one, if they're hard passages.
human
No; I only made some few trips; the rest you might call coastin', said Captain Shaw handsomely. The two men felt more at ease and reasonable with this familiar subject of experience and discussion.
gpt
I come to the conclusion I'd better stop ashore. If I could ever have found me a smart, dependable crew, I might have followed the sea longer than I did.
human
Poor master, poor crew;