I laid in the lead, set the boat in her marks, came ahead on the engines, and said-- 'It was a fine trick to play on an orphan, WASN'T it?
I suppose I'll never hear the last of how I was ass enough to heave the lead at the head of 66.' 'Well, no, you won't, maybe.

In fact I hope you won't; for I want you to learn something by that experience.

Didn't you KNOW there was no bottom in that crossing ?' 'Yes, sir, I did.' 'Very well, then.

You shouldn't have allowed me or anybody else to shake your confidence in that knowledge.

Try to remember that.