That cruiser listens well, Steve, but--um--will papa fall for it?
If it was my father--" "I think he will," answered Steve seriously.

"Dad doesn't have much chance to use the boat himself, and this Summer he's likely to be in the city more than ever.

The trouble is that the _Cockatoo_ is almost too big for three of us to handle." "Oh, piffle!" "It's so, though.

I know the boat, Perry.

She's pretty big when it comes to making a landing or picking up a mooring.