nor'-east-and-by-east

Updated: May 7, 2025

Nigel, who chanced to be standing next the binnacle, stooped to examine the compass, and the flood of light from its lamp revealed a smooth but manly and handsome face which seemed quite to harmonise with the cheery voice that belonged to it. "Nor'-east-and-by-east," he said. "Are 'ee sure, lad?"

R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne - Blown to Bits: The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago

Nigel, who chanced to be standing next the binnacle, stooped to examine the compass, and the flood of light from its lamp revealed a smooth but manly and handsome face which seemed quite to harmonise with the cheery voice that belonged to it. "Nor'-east-and-by-east," he said. "Are 'ee sure, lad?"

R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne - Blown to Bits: or, The Lonely Man of Rakata