"Lay to?"
"Yes."
"Couldn't do it."
"What do you mean by that?" asked the officer, who was rather ireful, and somewhat insulting in his manner.
"Wal bein as I was anchored here hard an fast, I don't exactly see how I could manage to go through that thar manoeuvre, unless you'd kindly lend me the loan of your steam ingine to do it on."
"Look here, old man; you'd better look out."
"Wal, I dew try to keep a good lookout. How much'll you take for the loan o' that spy-glass o' yourn?"
"Let me see your papers."
"Papers?"
"Yes, your papers."