I know nothing about sailing.

I have rowed a boat many a time, at Athlone; but as for sailing, I have never once tried it." "Nor have I," Ryan said.

"But I suppose there is no difficulty about it.

You put up the sail, and you take hold of the rope at the corner, and off you go." "It sounds all right, Dicky, and I dare say we shall manage to get along, somehow; but these things are not half as easy as they look.
Now we had better have four or five hours' sleep this afternoon, for I expect it will take us the best part of the night to file through the bars.

You must not cut quite through them, but just leave them so that we can finish them off in a short time, tomorrow night." "But the warder might notice them ?" "He is not likely to look very sharply, Dicky; but at the same time, it is just as well not to put too great a strain on his loyalty.