"I'm starting on the great voyage--across the unknown sea; my ship's all rigged and appointed, the cargo's stowed away and the company complete.

But what seems the matter with me is that I can't sail alone; my ship must be one of a pair, must have, in the waste of waters, a--what do you call it ?--a consort.

I don't ask you to stay on board with me, but I must keep your sail in sight for orientation.

I don't in the least myself know, I assure you, the points of the compass.

But with a lead I can perfectly follow.