"You are the man with the paddle.

Is there by any chance a lady with you, or did I hear a lady's voice over there?
I assure you I got a deuce of a fright." "You gave me the supreme fright of my life, young man, I can tell you that." "But I surely heard a lady's voice," said the youth.
"You did.

It was my daughter's voice, and it was she who suggested that you had swum around the bend.

And she sent me over here to investigate." "Oh, your daughter.

Excuse me," said the youth.