For example, Danny, one of the most important sketches of the story, directly advises girls not to "believe all the old stories you hear, mind you" with a strong dialect (328). In addition to learning the norms of Deephaven, the two girls mature in confidence and curiosity, and in one case use their "utmost skill and tact to get [Danny] to tell us more about himself" (328). Staying in a New England port town, Jewett's characters use fairly regional vocabulary and comparisons; one of Deephaven's fishermen describes a fish "as clumsy as an old Dutch brig next to a yacht" (325). Very few readers of The Atlantic Monthly, which featured Jewett's work, would understand this similarity, but it still piques readers' interest for further local substance. By having some of the characters share their experiences of their time in Deephaven, Jewett writes "Deephaven Cronies" less of a folklore and more of a travelogue from the narrator.