"I can't drive cars," he said at length.

"But I can clean 'em, and I'd love to learn." Saltash laughed.

"That's the sole exception, is it?
You seem to have picked up a good deal in a short time.

Did they teach you all that over there ?" Toby shook his head.

"I've knocked about a good lot," he said.
"And know everything evidently," said Saltash.