"No; but I know good work when I see it."
"I'm thinking that's a gift, though ye may not use it much. It's no' good work the world's looking for."
"True," agreed Cliffe; "perhaps we're too keen on what will pay."
"Ye mean what will pay the first user. An honest job is bound to pay somebody in the end."
"Well, I guess that's so. You're a philosopher."
Macallister grinned.
"I have been called worse names, and maybe with some cause. Consistency gets monotonous. It's better to be a bit of everything, as the humor takes ye."
"What kind of engines has your boat?" Cliffe asked. He was more at home when talking practical matters.
"As fine a set o' triples as I've clapped my eyes upon, though they have been shamefully neglectit."
"And what speed can you get out of her?"