When Bildad was a chief-mate, to have his drab-colored eye intently looking at you, made you feel completely nervous, till you could clutch something — a hammer or a marrling-spike, and go to work like mad, at something or other, never mind what. ❋ Unknown (2002)
French, turning to his captain, “that only yesterday his ship spoke a vessel, whose captain and chief-mate, with six sailors, had all died of a fever caught from a blasted whale they had brought alongside.” ❋ Unknown (2002)
“Yes,” rejoined a Guernsey-man from the bulwarks, who turned out to be the chief-mate. ❋ Unknown (2002)
On his arrival there he was employed in making country voyages until the 20th of January, when he sailed as chief-mate in an American ship from Batavia bound to ❋ Anonymous (N/A)
The chief-mate, who got the vessel back to port and remained under her new captain, is convinced that the dead man haunts her vengefully; and one desperate accident after another, racking a crew overwhelmed with fever, almost persuades the captain to share the mate's illusion that 8° 20 '-- _The Shadow ❋ Various (N/A)
MR. CONRAD'S new hero is an unnamed chief-mate who gets his first command to a sailing vessel, also unnamed -- queer and of course quite deliberate instance of the author's reticent, allusive method which is so entirely plausible. ❋ Various (N/A)
The chapter in it he was opening to me, the sea-chapter, with such new personages as the sentimental and apoplectic chief-mate and the morose steward, however astounding to him in its detached condition was much more so to me as a member of a series, following the chapter outside the Eastern Hotel in which I myself had played my part. ❋ Joseph Conrad (1890)
Mr Bryce, the chief-mate, who, after a somewhat off-hand welcome, informed him that he was wanted to assist in receiving and taking account of the cargo, which was coming down too rapidly to be dealt with by one man. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
Bob then went below and turned in, first giving me strict injunctions to call him at "seven-bells," that he might turn out and prepare breakfast, for it now appeared that he intended to unite the functions of chief-mate and cook and steward, on the voyage we had just started upon so auspiciously. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
"Sounds as though there was something wrong aboard the barque yonder, sir," reported one of the men to the chief-mate. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
For, it must be explained, the late chief-mate of the _Bride of Abydos_ had been promoted to the post of master of that ship -- or _captain_, as the masters of merchant ships like to be called -- and the second-mate had met with an accident, and was lying disabled in an hospital. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
A strong gang was now sent on board the barque, with the chief-mate in command; and the pumps were at once manned. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
Having so far completed their examination, the boat was signalled to again approach, and a few minutes later the party found themselves once more on the deck of the _Flying Cloud_, the chief-mate briefly reporting that the barque was undoubtedly abandoned. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
However, it could not be helped, and Captain Blyth was obliged to content himself with the hope that Mr Bryce -- who had come to him with a very good recommendation -- would turn out to be a better chief-mate than, at the moment, seemed likely. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
And, to cheer me up still more, I sees the little _Lily_ coming back to look for her chief-mate. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
Mr Bryce, the chief-mate of the _Flying Cloud_, was one of those unfortunate men who are always more or less in an ill humour. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
The chief-mate, however, affected to believe the former, and exclaiming, loud enough for the men to hear him: ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
"Rather a smart fellow, that," observed the skipper to the chief-mate, as the man swung himself lightly on to the rail and stepped thence ashore. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
Manners, who was acting chief-mate, and who was particularly earnest in his exhortations to them to "be careful that you make a _harbour_ furl of it, lads!" ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
Needless to say, everybody was delighted at having slipped through the Doldrums so easily; even the chief-mate almost allowed himself now and then to be betrayed into an expression of dawning amiability; and, as for Captain Blyth, his exuberance of spirits threatened at times to pass all bounds. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
