we could walk over there

we could walk over there When I woke up in the morning，I felt Tarps very pleased with myself．‘He thinks he's cleverer than me，but he isn't！’I thought．When I let my uncle out of his room，I asked him again for an explanation After a while，he said，‘Davie，I have some business with a ship's captain at Queensferry．Now，we could walk over there，and when I've done my business，we could visit the lawyer，Mr Rankeillor．He'll answer all your questions．He's an honest man，and he knew your father．What do ye say to that？’

I thought for a moment．I had never seen the sea，but had always wanted to！‘It's a grand idea，’I said．

It was a morning's walk to Queensferry，Which was west of Edinburgh，but we did not say a word to each other on the way．Suddenly，at the top of a hill，we could see the Firth of Forth below us，blue and calm，with white sails on it．

‘Ye see that public house？’asked my uncle．‘Captain Hoseason's there，to do business with me． There's the ship's boat on the beach，waiting to take him to the ship．And there's the ship itself！A grand ship！’