"Why, there isn't anything finer than this along the South Shore, I guess!" "Don't you call our boat names," protested "Brownie." "The _Follow Me_ may not be as nifty as this, but she's one fine little boat, just the same.

How long did it take you to come from New York, Joe ?" "Nearly four hours and a half, but we ran slow.

I guess we could have done it in three hours easily if we'd tried to.

This boat can do twenty at a pinch.

How fast is the _Follow Me ?_" "She's done eighteen," answered Harry Corwin, "but fourteen's her average gait.