 Now is the time to watch her closely, Mr. Griffith," he cried : " here we get the true tide and the real danger. Place the best quartermaster of your ship in those chains, and let an officer stand by him, and see that he gives us the right water." " I...  Cooper's Works: The pilot - Page 62by James Fenimore Cooper - 1859Full view - About this book
 | James Fenimore Cooper - American literature - 1823 - 306 pages
...occasion. " Now is the time to watch her closely, Mr. Griffith," he cried ; " here we get the true tide and the real danger. Place the best quartermaster of your...your braces !" exclaimed the pilot, with startling qdickness. "Heave away that lead!" These preparations taught the crew to expect the crisis, and every... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - Sea stories, American - 1824 - 574 pages
...occasion. " Now is the time to watch her closely, Mr. Griffith," he cried; " here we get the trne tide and the real danger. Place the best quartermaster of your...preparations taught the crew to expect the crisis, and every officer and man stood in fearful silence, at his assigned station, awaiting the issue of... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1824 - 924 pages
...occasion. " Now is the time to watch her closely, Mr. Griffith," he cried ; " here we get the true tide and the real danger. Place the best quarter-master of...preparations taught the crew to expect the crisis, and every officer and man stood in fearful silence, at his assigned station, awaiting the issue of... | |
 | American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...occasion. " Now is the time to watch her closely, Mr. Griffith," he cried ; " here we get the true tide and the real danger. Place the best quarter-master of...preparations taught the crew to expect the crisis, and every officer and man stood in fearful silence, at his assigned station, awaiting the issue of... | |
 | Novelist - 1839 - 570 pages
...here we get the true tide and the real danger. Place light into the weather main-chains." " Standby your braces," exclaimed the pilot, with startling...preparations taught the crew to expect the crisis, and every officer and man stood in fearful silence, at his assigned station, awaiting the issue of... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 pages
...occasion. *' Now is the time to watch her closely, Mr. Griffith," he cried ; "here we get the true tide and the real danger. Place the best quarter-master of...preparations taught the crew to expect the crisis, and every officer and man stood in fearful silence, at his assigned station, awaiting the issue of... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1853 - 498 pages
...occasion. " Now is the time to watch her closely, Mr. Griffith," he cried; " here we get the true tide and the real danger. Place the best quarter-master of...preparations taught the crew to expect the crisis, and every officer and man stood in fearful silence, at his assigned station, awaiting the issue of... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - American literature - 1854 - 580 pages
...„Now is the time to watch her elosely, Mr. Griffith", he cried; „here we get the true tide and the real danger. Place the best quarter-master of...water." „I will take that office on myself", said the eaptain; „pass a light into the weather main-chains." „Stand by your braces!" exclaimed the pilot... | |
 | American prose literature - 1855 - 506 pages
...occasion. " Now is the time to watch her closely, Mr. Griffith," he cried ; " here we get the true tide and the real danger. Place the best quarter-master of...those chains, and let an officer stand by him, and sec that he gives us the right water." " I will take that office on myself," said the captain ; " pass... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American prose literature - 1856 - 592 pages
...occasion. "Now is the time to watch her closely, Mr. Griffith," he cried ; " here we get the true tide and the real danger. Place the best quarter-master of...preparations taught the crew to expect the crisis, and every officer and man stood in iearful silence at his assigned station awaiting the issue of the... | |
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