"Will you quit using slang words?"
"I'll try."
It must not be supposed that Paul was always so particular in regard to the choice of words; but at the present time, the idea of being owner of such a craft as the Fawn, and being the friend of such a man as Captain Littleton, inspired him with a dignity he did not always possess.
"Talk like a gentleman, if you can, now there is some prospect of your becoming one," continued Paul.
"I will try; but I want to talk about the boat now. Isn't she a—a beauty! I should like to try her with the Snowbird."
"Very likely we may have a chance. She's too good to go a fishing with," said Paul, glancing around him at the cushioned seats in the standing room.
"It won't hurt her any; we can take the cushions out when we fish."
"We must use her for that, I suppose. But Jack Starr lets his boat, which is not half as good as this, for four dollars a day. Perhaps we can do a little business of this kind."
"Very likely we can; folks always want to go down in the best boat."