"Well on ye go, son," said Ben, a little surprised at the look he got. "Starin's never caught owt. Let me see ye work." He wanted to see what a fisherman from Robin Hood's worked like. Whitby fishermen tended to say that Robin Hood men weren't as good, and Robin Hood men probably said the same about the Whitby fishermen. It was all ridiculous of course, since there was so much intermarriage, all of them had roots in both towns, and during the herring season they often worked together. Still, with regard to superiority in skill, the only opinion that united them was that was that the Runswick lot were shite.