Pat cast a sideways glance at his older relation. He thought this idea of an impromptu skills test rather insulting. Did old man Ward also want to know if Pat knew the difference between port and starboard?

Pat had been coiling for a number of years, so the task wasn't particularly difficult, it just required nimble fingers, and keen eyes. But would what had been good enough for the Malloy's of Robin's Hood Bay be good enough for the Ward family of Whitby?