She was in charge of the dairy, and the Netherstock butter was famous through the country round, and always fetched top prices at the market.

The youngest of the family was Leigh, who was now fourteen.
He was less heavily built than his brothers, but their tutor declared that he was the quickest and most intelligent of his pupils; and that, if he had but a chance, he would turn out a fine young fellow.
The boys were all fond of boating and sailing, which was natural enough, as the sea washed two sides of the estate.

They had two boats.

One of these lay hauled up on the sands, a mile to the east of the entrance to the harbour.

She was a good sea boat and, when work was slack about the place, which indeed was the normal state of things, they would often sail to Weymouth to the west, or eastward to Yarmouth or Lymington, sometimes even to Portsmouth.
The other boat, which was also large, but of very shallow draught of water, lay inside the entrance to the harbour; and in her they could go either north or south of Brownsea Island, and shoot or fish in the many inlets and bays.