"Our first harbour would be Ponquogue," said Steve, "and that's a good forty-six or-seven mile run.

Personally, I don't care much about messing around outside after dark.

This is all new water to me.

If we start in the morning we'll have plenty of time to run as far as Shelter Island, if we want to." This was agreed to, although Perry protested that as the charts showed a life-saving station every five miles or so all down the shore it was a shame not to take a chance.

"I've always wanted to be taken off a sinking ship in a breeches-buoy," he said.
"Would you mind being wrecked in the daytime ?" asked Neil.