"I never take passengers; they are always in the way, and always talking."
"Does your ship steam well?"
"Between eleven and twelve knots. The Henrietta is well known."
"Would you like to take me and my three friends to Liverpool?"
"To Liverpool! Why not China at once?"
"I said Liverpool."
"No."
"No?"
"No, I tell you. I am bound for Bordeaux, and to Bordeaux I shall go."
"Will money have any effect?"