He did chuckle a bit at oh-so-proper Pippa's definition of slobbishness, but he dutifully handed over the bags. "As you wish, signorina." He went forward to cast off the small boat, coiling the line neatly. Rory did learn watercraft as well as horsemanship in Connemara, after all.

Unfortunately, the boat's name wasn't painted anywhere he could see from his vantage point. That didn't stop him looking before he stepped off the quay and down onto the deck.