What I was getting at is to know whether you'd lend me Dan for a year or two, and we'll see if we can't make a mate of him.
Would you trust him to Airheart ?" "It's a resk taking a raw boy--" "I know a man who did more for me." "That's diff'runt.

Look at here naow, I ain't recommendin' Dan special because he's my own flesh an' blood.

I know Bank ways ain't clipper ways, but he hain't much to learn.

Steer he can--no boy better, if I say it--an' the rest's in our blood an' get; but I could wish he warn't so cussed weak on navigation." "Airheart will attend to that.

He'll ship as boy for a voyage or two, and then we can put him in the way of doing better.