A touch of the strap would be the best thing for him, the young rascal!" "You are not going to take another boy out to-night are you, Joe ?" "No, Master Conway, I knows you like a-doing things.

You have been out enough with me to know as much about it as Bill, and after all there ain't a very great deal to do.

The trawl ain't a heavy one, and as I am accustomed to work it with Bill I can do it with you." The Heartsease was a good-sized half-decked boat of some twenty-six feet long and eight feet beam.

She was very deep, and carried three tons of stone ballast in her bottom.

She drew about six feet of water.
She had a lot of freeboard, and carried two lug-sails and a small mizzen.
They got in the small boat and rowed off to her.
"There was no call for you to bring that basket, Master Conway.