He came as far as he could: that is to say, he walked up the tow-path until he was opposite the house-boat, and then he hallooed to be taken on board, whereupon some one had to go in the dingy for him.
All the time we were in the house-boat that boy was never five minutes late.

Wet or fine, calm or rough, 7 A.M.found the boy on the tow-path hallooing.

No sooner were we asleep than the dewy morn was made hideous by the boy.

Lying in bed with the blankets over our heads to deaden his cries, his fresh, lusty young voice pierced wood-work, blankets, sheets, everything.

"Ya-ho, ahoy, ya-ho, aho, ahoy!" So he kept it up.