"I shall count in myself a fortunate man if I reach the other side of the bay without accident."
"We will go across easy enough; but do you know the 'Nancy' is at her old anchorage?"
"Where she lay last night?"
"Yes."
Taylor was a good oarsman, and in less than an hour the detective was on the mainland.
"Have you any friends around here?" he asked.
"Yes."
"Honest people?"
"Yes."
"Take me to their house."