Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 256William Blackwood, 1944 - England |
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Page 62
... close - hauled . There was , indeed , much the same kind of tense expectancy as is to be found in a ship approaching ... close - to . He knew it was close , for it was almost level with the fore yard - arm , was jumping about , and was ...
... close - hauled . There was , indeed , much the same kind of tense expectancy as is to be found in a ship approaching ... close - to . He knew it was close , for it was almost level with the fore yard - arm , was jumping about , and was ...
Page 132
... Close the kingstons and remove any demolition charges you can find . Make them show you them at the bayonet's point . I want that ship afloat . I'm going to drop you without easing if I can , so see you make a clean slip . " " Aye , aye ...
... Close the kingstons and remove any demolition charges you can find . Make them show you them at the bayonet's point . I want that ship afloat . I'm going to drop you without easing if I can , so see you make a clean slip . " " Aye , aye ...
Page 139
... close to Ostend . He thought regretfully that once more they had drawn a blank . The probability was that were they to encounter any fireworks that night , they would have met them before now . Peering through the blackness off the ...
... close to Ostend . He thought regretfully that once more they had drawn a blank . The probability was that were they to encounter any fireworks that night , they would have met them before now . Peering through the blackness off the ...
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