"Let me know how you intend to do it, first," persisted Lawry. "It's easier to talk than it is to do."
"You're smart, Lawry; but you can't raise that steamer with those casks in seven years."
"I'll have her on the top of the water by to-morrow night," said the young pilot.
"No, you won't."
"You see! But we must go to work, Ethan."
"That's just my idea," said the engineer.
"Then you don't want me to do the job?" added Ben.
"No, I think not," replied Lawry, rather coldly.
"I think my way is the best."
"Perhaps it is; but I don't know what your way is."