"You might as well stop this foolish work first as last," sneered the would-be captain of the Woodville. "I was going to tell you how to raise her."
"Go on; we'll hear you, and work at the same time," said Ethan.
"I should get two of those canal-boats, having about eight feet depth of hold," continued Ben.
"Where would you get them?" demanded Lawry.
"Get them? Hire them, of course. You can get plenty of them at Port
Henry."
"Have you any money in your pocket?"
"They wouldn't cost more than a hundred dollars."
"I haven't got even fifty dollars," said Lawry.
"They would trust you on the security of your steamer."
"I don't want to be trusted for any such purpose. What would you do with your canal-boats when you had got them?" asked Lawry.