(emphatically) “I didn’t mean anything by it.  I swear!  I just saw all of those lovely supplies being
brought on board and I thought – well, I thought – I hadn’t eaten in two days and I was getting a mite dizzy, you see? So, I drank some of the water and ate a little.  Then I was so tired, I just fell asleep on some of the ropes. When I woke up again, we were already at sea. It was too late to go back on shore. (desperately) Please, let me stay, guvnor! I promise I won’t be no trouble at all.”

“You’re a good one, Mr. Dibbs, and that’s a fact. I never had nobody take care of me the way you do. It’s kind of nice. So, anything you want – anything at all – you just say the word, and I’ll be there!”