 I can't say for certain. I kept a sharp eye to the drift of the vessel, none of us knowing how the currents ran on that coast. We all wondered why the skipper didn't anchor; but he said No, he must first show a light at the foretopmasthead, and wait for...  Miss Or Mrs?: And Other Stories ... - Página 110por Wilkie Collins - 1872 - 121 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Charles Dickens - 1861 - 260 páginas
...why the skipper didn't anchor ; but he said, No, he must first show a light at the foretop-mast-head, and wait for an answering light on shore. We did wait,...westward, as I made it out, best part of an hour before any thing happened — and then, instead of seeing the light on shore, we saw a boat coming toward... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1861 - 482 páginas
...the skipper didn't anchor ; but he said, No, he must first show a light at the foretop-mast»head, and wait for an answering light on shore. We did wait,...waited, drifting a little to the westward, as I made it oat, best part of an hoar before any thing happened — and then, instead of seeing the light on shore,... | |
 | Wilkie Collins - 2006 - 340 páginas
...why the skipper didn't anchor; but he said No, he must first show a light at the foretopmast-head, and wait for an answering light on shore. We did wait,...drifting a little to the westward, as I made it out, the best part of an hour before anything happened - and then, instead of seeing the light on shore,... | |
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