We could see the flickery light upon the boys' faces, and on the rigging, and on the cap'n, who was damning the bo'sen a little aft.

Commander Strang's voice rang out from farther aft.

He noted two short masts unrigged, a bridge forward of the wheel-house, together with a decidedly commodious cabin aft.

The necessity of having a competent navigator aft alone accounted for my promotion.

Crouched aft of the engine hood was Sam Redding, who held the wheel.

Two hours later the Count d'Artigas comes up through the main hatchway and takes his customary place aft.

The time did not seem long to me as I paced the deserted deck aft, or went forward occasionally to assure myself that the lookouts on the forecastle were alert.

" Meeker bowed to me again, and hurried aft, twirling his shell crucifix between his fingers in a nervous manner.

The sheathing and false keel were very badly damaged, but it was believed that she was not much injured aft, as she made but little water when once the main wound was dry.

"Douse the light aft.

In this spirit of aroused hope, I continued to stare out into the black night, watchfully, the shrouded deck behind me silent, and seemingly deserted, except for the steady tramp from rail to rail of LeVere, keeping his lonely watch aft.

As he weathered it, with his finger on the trigger, Stobell and the others stole round the other side and, making a mad break aft, stumbled down the companion-ladder and secured themselves below.

There was danger of receiving some monstrous surge aft.

Well, as I was observing, here lay our course, with the wind as near aft as need be, blowing much as at present; for your French mistrail has a family likeness to the American norther.

There it is nowright aft and on deck, Red, and follow me close!

The armament of the boat consists of two torpedo tubes in her bows, and a second pair set at a small angle to eachYarrow's patentcarried aft on a turntable for broadside firing.

A certain liberal heathen deity, in the shape of a demi-john, held seductive court aft, and, it is probable, forward.

She was obliged to be contented with Captain Hull's cabin, situated aft, which constituted his modest sea lodging.

The other sprawled aft, and at a nearer sight of him some of the men broke out into nervous titters.

The Chinese, squatted aft, had not seen, but like good servants, with well-ordered minds, they rushed from the wheel to the davits, and proceeded to get a small boat into the water, a temperate thing to do with a man overboard.

Kirk, a little apprehensive, stumbled aft and felt for the stern-line.

What's wrong there?" Another seaman came staggering aft.

A grey plaid shawl swathed his shoulders, and the fringe of this dripped too, as he gained the deck and stepped briskly aft, without so much as a word to the men standing at the head of the ladder, to whom after a minute the mate called down.