For this same reason the yachters were a unit in agreeing that Stirling's unceasing walk was merely a digestive promenade.
"The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him"
Paul Leicester Ford
The weather was fine, and the sea calm, but these yachters had yet to learn that fine weather and a calm sea do not necessarily imply easy or safe landing at the Bell Rock!
"The Lighthouse"
Robert Ballantyne
The yachters did not hear the advice, and they would not have taken it if they had heard it.
"The Lighthouse"
Robert Ballantyne