The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 146Atlantic Monthly Company, 1930 |
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Page 236
... stand it . We'll jibe , shoot up , and lose headway abreast her stern . Hank , you tend jib sheets ; Chris , stand by to back the jumbo ; and the rest of you heave lines and haul the men aboard . Somebody fetch the megaphone now , and stand ...
... stand it . We'll jibe , shoot up , and lose headway abreast her stern . Hank , you tend jib sheets ; Chris , stand by to back the jumbo ; and the rest of you heave lines and haul the men aboard . Somebody fetch the megaphone now , and stand ...
Page 374
... stand by the peak and throat halyards ; but before they could cross the waist the rent broke through the reef bands , and with one great rending of canvas the sail was gone , leaving only long streamers of canvas whipping from the ...
... stand by the peak and throat halyards ; but before they could cross the waist the rent broke through the reef bands , and with one great rending of canvas the sail was gone , leaving only long streamers of canvas whipping from the ...
Page 501
... stand my watch . After a few moments I returned to my berth with difficulty . It is mar- velous how Second - Return and Food still stand their watches . Andy says that Six - Seas is no worse . minute , then as big as a schoolboy's ...
... stand my watch . After a few moments I returned to my berth with difficulty . It is mar- velous how Second - Return and Food still stand their watches . Andy says that Six - Seas is no worse . minute , then as big as a schoolboy's ...
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