Not QUITE the beauty of line that Matt aspires to.
Years ago (where do they go, those years?) there was a documentary on TV about the last working Thames barge (I don't think she even had an auxiliary engine). The skipper, whose name I forget but who also had a career as a folk singer, was a natural in front of the camera. As he was filmed at the wheel of his barge, chatting entertainingly in the peace and quiet of a sailing vessel, a rather unattractive modern merchant ship chugged past in the background. A brief glance, then a thumb jabbed over his shoulder - 'Just look at that. A chunk of the factory must've broken off and drifted out to sea'. In a nutshell.
