this is where we are now,' he said, putting his finger on the chart.' that's Pin Mill, and this is the river going up to Ipswich. the other way, the river goes down to meet the River stour at shotley. the two rivers together make Harwich harbour, and this buoy, the Beach End buoy, shows where the harbour ends and the sea begins.'
'and you won't go out past that buoy?' said Mother.
'no,' said Jim.' we shan't go out of the harbour.'
'and you'll come back the day after tomorrow,' said Mother to her children. 'you don't want to miss Daddy.'
we promise,' they all said.