“Mr. Ephraim Brown-Calvert?”
The old man bowed profoundly and answered:
“Yeah ’m I, li’l miss!”
“That ends the passengers. Now for the crew. Captain Jack Hurry?”
Nobody responded. Whoever owned the rapid name was slow to claim it. But Dorothy smiled and proceeded. “Cap’n Jack” was a surprise of her own. He would keep for a time.
“Engineer James Barlow?”
“At his post!”
“Master Engineer, John Stinson?”
“Present!” called that person, laughing. He was Jim’s instructor and would see them down the bay and into the quiet river where they would make their first stop.
“Mrs. Chloe Brown, assistant chef and dishwasher?”