towboatman

Updated: May 22, 2025

That'll take two vessels from Barney's private monopoly." Darragh was right. The towboatmen had Captain Barney where they wanted him, and they meant to gaff him hard. He had always been too sharp for the rest, too good at a bargain, too mean; and what was more, he was in every way the best towboatman that ever lived.

Lawrence Perry - Dan Merrithew