Mild as she was, and gentle as he thought her;
Said he "The steam as every one allows,
Impels one far more quickly through the water."
"But if the boiler burst, which much I fear,
Then we, and all the rest, in air are blown."
Quoth Andrew, "No: if that should hap, my dear;
Instead of going up we should go down."
"Really, my love," said Ann, "with joke and fun
You draw such scenes as surely never man drew,
And are in fact so merry with your fun,