“Didn’t she go across quick, that time, Charlie?”
No reply.
“Charlie, didn’t she steer herself well then?”
Still no answer.
“What are you thinking about, Charlie?”
“You see what a good wind she holds, John?”
“Yes.”
“And how well she works, just like any vessel?”
“Well, then, what is the reason we couldn’t dig out a boat big enough to sail in, and model her just like that? These canoes are not much better than hog’s troughs.”