More haste, less speed.

But take it from me, you don't get much speed out of a house-boat.

A house-boat belongs to the merry-go-round family, that's what Mr.Ellsworth says.
That night we kept the boat tied up to the dock in Poughkeepsie and took a hike around the town, while Mr.Ellsworth tried to find somebody who would tow us up to Catskill Landing.

When we got back, he said he had been talking with a man who had a little steam yacht and would tow us as far as Catskill Landing.

He said it wouldn't cost anything, because anyway he was going up through Lake Champlain and Lake George and he was strong for the Boy Scouts.