He had not expected this, although the pilot had muttered some unintelligible phrases over the intercom about the current weather conditions in Constantinople.

"Ship is yours, ma'am," muttered the pilot wearily.

Seated on the perch behind him, Carnes's pilot muttered, "How the hell would I know?"

"Best I could do," the pilot muttered, "considering."

"What a pile of junk," the pilot muttered to himself.

Obviously she knew the channels to take, or the Windfinder did, but the pilot still muttered to himself as if he expected to run aground any moment.

"So far so good," the young pilot muttered to himself.

That's overkill," the pilot muttered, "but it's your money.