After Philip's and Gerald’s stay with the real Mr. Hilliard, the boys run errands around Union Square in chapter 6, and they discover that they lost their tickets for the Old Province (49). The terminal for the steamer is “around the corner [from] the Bowling Green,” and they arrive just in time to board (49). As in the train to New York City, Mr. Jennison makes an appearance during this portion of their journey. The boys note that the “Halifax boat” was “built for worthy ocean service” (49). The narrator pays close attention to the New Yorkers and the Nova Scotians on the steamer: “A dozen not very interesting commercial travelers going back to the Provinces; as many New Yorkers bound north on special errands; some quiet Nova Scotia people—these, with four or five humble household groups that the boys soon classed as emigrants, were all the travelers on the Old Province for that trip” (50). In one of the few descriptions of Nova Scotia and Nova Scotians, the narrator sets up a clear image of the province through the use of words like “quiet” and “humble.” The contrast with the New Yorkers’ “special errands” helps to reaffirm Stevenson's distinctive depiction of the province and its people.