“I don’t mean to scoff you, mister, but there are a lot of things that cause gales and winds.” Drew, to Nathaniel’s consternation, insisted on pressing his point. “Like if you’ve got a seabreeze at night, that’s because the land is cooling off faster than the water, and the air over the land rises and draws in the air from the sea. That’s how science explains it. Science explains a lot of things, and one day it will explain everything.”

“Ain’t yuh the little Mister Smartypants.”

“The family genius,” said Nathaniel, laying a hand on his kid brother’s shoulder. “Stop arguing with the man. Like the saying goes, time and tide don’t wait.”