Like a hero. A silver florin. And Reuben J, Martin Cunningham explained, gave the boatman a florin for saving his son's everyday living. Martin Cunningham thwarted his speech rudely: --Reuben and the son were piking it down the quay following the river on their way to the Isle of Man boat and the young chiseller quickly bought loose and about the wall with him into the Liffey. O, he did, Martin Cunningham affirmed. Half the town was there.