"Yes, I do look a nice sorter youngster to have a mother to wash my face, don't I?
But here, I say," he continued sternly, "you two didn't mean it about getting a boat and trying to see the Scraw, did you ?" "Yes, to be sure," said Mike sharply.
"Then look here!" cried the old man, bringing his great doubled fist down into his left palm, with the result that there was a loud crack as of a mallet falling upon a board; "I've give you both fair warning, and you'd better take it.

You don't know what may come to you if you try it.

I tell you, once for all, that you can't get to see it from the sea, and you can't get to see it from the shore.

Nobody never has, and nobody never can, and come back 'llve, as that there Johnny Dor'." "I don't believe any one's had the pluck to try," said Mike stoutly.
"Ah! you're a unbelievin' young rip," growled Daygo fiercely.

"But lookye here: you don't want to upset my lady your mother, Ladle, and you don't--" "Look here, Joe Daygo, if you call me Ladle again I'll kick you!" cried Mike hotly.
"Nay, don't, lad--not yet, till you've practysed a bit on the rocks, 'cause you might hurten your toes.