Albert is the novel's moral compass, and in his trials as a captain and, later, a wealthy ship-broker, he must navigate between the barbarism that reigns on the open water and the demands of his conscience. ❋ Sam Sacks (2011)
One of his uncles was a ship-broker of good standing, with a large connection among English ships; other relatives of his dealt in ships 'stores, owned sail-lofts, sold chains and anchors, were master-stevedores, calkers, shipwrights. ❋ Unknown (1919)
"Well, it so happened that I'd just the very thing they seemed to want," continued the ship-broker. ❋ Unknown (1899)
The ship-broker started a little as he glanced at the card and realized Scarterfield's calling. ❋ Unknown (1899)
We had all been standing until then, but at this invitation to disclosure the ship-broker motioned us to sit down, he himself turning the stool which the clerk had just vacated. ❋ Unknown (1899)
"Mr. Middlebrook," he continued, "is aware that I bought this yawl from a ship-broker in Hull, for a special purpose --" ❋ Unknown (1899)
I had no doubt whatever that Miss Raven and myself were in the hands of the two men who had bought the _Blanchflower_ from Jallanby, the ship-broker of Hull. ❋ Unknown (1899)
"They sailed precisely three weeks ago next Monday," answered the ship-broker, "and the name of the vessel is the _Blanchflower_." ❋ Unknown (1899)
So that afternoon, after seeing the ship-broker again, and making certain arrangements with him in case he heard anything of the ❋ Unknown (1899)
Father outdoor clerk of some ship-broker in Rotterdam; mother dead. ❋ Unknown (1896)
One of his uncles was a ship-broker of good standing, with a large connection amongst English ships; other relatives of his dealt in ships 'stores, owned sail-lofts, sold chains and anchors, were master-stevedores, caulkers, shipwrights. ❋ Joseph Conrad (1890)
She knew perfectly well that the highest professorship could only earn in a year what an ordinary ship-broker made in a month. ❋ Max Simon Nordau (1886)
"Well, let's try again," remarked the ship-broker. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
You will go to London, of course, to look out for this ship that you propose to purchase; and I will give you a letter to a Mr Roberts, a ship-broker and a friend of mine, who has an office in Great Saint Helen's. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
"List A," a large leather-bound volume, was brought in and laid upon the table before the ship-broker, who at once opened it, and began to run his fingers slowly down an index. ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)
The ideal ship-broker has a straight and seemly gait; but no captain who ever tried to imitate the ship-broker could quite do away with a certain nautical roll. ❋ James Runciman (1871)
He would think it undignified to beat a boy; he wears a black frock coat, keeps novels in his cabin, wears a finger-ring, and tries to look like a ship-broker. ❋ James Runciman (1871)
Her papers, bills of lading, charter-party, assurance policy, were all in order, and two days before the ship-broker had sent on the last signatures. ❋ Jules Verne (1866)
It was thus evident that the ship-broker pawned these ❋ George M��ller (1851)
