Nay, my lads, I won't lend you my boat, and there's an end on it.

I'm not going to have your two fathers coming to ask me why I sent you both to the bottom." "Such stuff!" cried Vince angrily.

"Just as if we could come to harm on a day like this." "Ah! you don't know, lad; I do.

Never can tell when a squall's coming off the land." "Well, I do call it disagreeable," said Vince.

"Will you take us out ?" "Nay, not to-day." "Oh, very well.