The boats had to be drawn down, and the boatmen fetched from their cans and tobacco-pipes.

"I hope they're sober," said Mrs Walker, with a look of great dismay.
"Sober as judges," said Bellfield, who had himself been looking after the remains of Mr Cheesacre's hampers, while that gentleman had been so much better engaged in the tent.
"Because," continued Mrs Walker, "I know that they play all manner of tricks when they're--in liquor.

They'd think nothing of taking us out to sea, Mrs Greenow." "Oh, I do wish they would," said Ophelia.
"Ophelia, mind you come in the boat with me," said her mother, and she looked very savage when she gave the order.

It was Mrs Walker's intention that that boat should not carry Joe Fairstairs.

But Joe and her daughter together were too clever for her.