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"That is very strange," said I, "for whenever I was cruising in the lagoon I always kept an eye on the shore." "Then you moost 'ave been lookin' out abeam, or ahead, not astarn, vhere I 'appened to be," declared Van Ryn. "Possibly," I agreed, for I saw that the man was in an aggressively disputatious humour, and I wanted to have no words with him. "Well, what happened after that?
You see, sir, when we come up here with the Spanish skipper aboard I sat astarn steering, and when we went away again I had hold of the tiller once more, same as before." "Well, we know that," said Rodd shortly. "Be silent, Rodney!" cried the doctor. "Go on, Cross." "Well, sir, when we come I was looking this 'ere way; when we started back I was looking t'other way.
Master Zebedee answered, with a puff of smoke. "We calls ourselves the universe, when we be the rope that drags astarn of it. Cappen, to my mind there is mischief in the wind, more than there hath been for these three years; and that's why you see me here, instead of going with the smacks. Holy Scripture saith a dream cometh from the Lord; leastways, to a man of sense, as hardly ever dreameth.
When we resumed our conversation, the Clockmaker said, "I guess we are the greatest nation on the face of the airth, and the most enlightened too." This was rather too arrogant to pass unnoticed, and I was about replying, that whatever doubts there might be on that subject, there could be none whatever that they were the most MODEST; when he continued "we go ahead," the Novascotians go "astarn."
For some minutes no sound was heard save the regular rattle of the oars in the rowlocks, the swish of the foam as it flew from the cutwater, and the occasional sob or gasp of the men as they exerted themselves to the utmost limit of their powers in the hopeless pursuit. Suddenly Teddy Malone cried eagerly, "Look out astarn!"
Lord! but the poor old 'Bully-Sawyer' were in a tight corner then, what wi' the 'Fougeux' to port, the 'Beaucenture' to starboard, and the great Spanisher hammering us astarn, d' ye see.
"But I can't see the stem, uncle." "What a speech for a seaman to make! Don't you see the fire in the bowl?" "Yes, of course." "Well, just make a grab two inches astarn of the bowl and you'll hook the stem." The captain was looking earnestly into the bowl while he spoke, stuffing down the burning tobacco with the end of his little finger.
Westmacott one morning, as they walked together down to the station, "I understand that this boy of yours in the intervals of paying his devotions to Miss Walker is doing something upon 'Change." "Yes, ma'am, and there is no man of his age who is doing so well. He's drawing ahead, I can tell you, ma'am. Some of those that started with him are hull down astarn now.
It opened its huge mouth and showed its immense claws upon the rail; old Bunk hissed and snapped at it, then roared out to me: "Now's your time, Tom," whilst I heard Jack Stevens sing out: "Back astarn! The fired cat's going to jump." With the nimbleness of terror I dropped to the deck and passed like a shadow to the hatch, unnoticed by the beast.
'Out'ard bound with fair weather, then, I say, cried Captain Cuttle. Mr Carker smiled assent. 'Wind right astarn, and plenty of it, pursued the Captain. Mr Carker smiled assent again. 'Ay, ay! said Captain Cuttle, greatly relieved and pleased. 'I know'd how she headed, well enough; I told Wal'r so. Thank'ee, thank'ee.
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