He led the way up the side-ladder, with two of his fellows fore and aft of me, and others ahead shouting to the people to stand clear; we bustled through them, and I was shown into a small cabin, and bidden to wait. ❋ Unknown (2010)
This led to some final pleasantries, in which, as it seemed to Lily, Mrs. Dorset bore her part with astounding bravery, and at the close of which Lord Hubert, from half way down the side-ladder, called back, with an air of numbering heads: “And of course we may count on Dorset too?” ❋ Edith Wharton (1987)
There is the bringing of the stretchers up the side-ladder between the two boats; the stopping at the head of it, where the names and home addresses of all who can speak are written down, and their knapsacks and little treasures numbered and stacked; then the placing of the stretchers on the platform; the row of anxious faces above and below deck; the lantern held over the hold; the word given to ❋ Mary C. Vaughan (N/A)
Up the side he scrambles, with the help of a side-ladder, all togged out to the nines in a span-new blue jacket and anchor buttons, a cap with a gould band, and white ducks made to fit -- as jemmy-jessamy a looking fellow as you'd see of a cruise along London parks, with the waterman singing out alongside to send down ❋ Various (N/A)
"The next time I come on board I intend to mount up the side-ladder the same as dad did." ❋ J. [Illustrator] Schonberg (N/A)
Presently, Jackson and the mate mounted the side-ladder amidst a perfect ovation from the crew, all hands cheering like mad and pressing forwards to shake the fist of him whom they had never expected to see again. ❋ J. [Illustrator] Schonberg (N/A)
Everybody could see this; as he ordered the men in the gig to row her astern, and in a very harsh tone of voice, as he scuttled up the side-ladder and turned into the main - deck port; hook on the falls ready for hoisting her up again to the davits. ❋ J. [Illustrator] Schonberg (N/A)
He clambered the side-ladder of the steamer with some assistance; on reaching the deck, the chains tripped him and he fell forward. ❋ Various (N/A)
His paddlers, two trustworthy men, slept in the canoe at the foot of our side-ladder. ❋ Unknown (1920)
I abandoned the bumpers and managed to get out on a side-ladder; it was ticklish work, for ❋ Unknown (1907)
By "dropped off" I mean just this: I first of all, on the side-ladder, thrust my body forward as far as I could in the direction the train was going — this to give as much space as possible in which to gain backward momentum when I swung off. ❋ Unknown (1907)
I abandoned the bumpers and managed to get out on a side-ladder; it was ticklish work, for I had never encountered car-ends that were so parsimonious of hand-holds and foot-holds as those car-ends were. ❋ Unknown (1907)
"I wonder how he manages to hoist himself up a ship's side-ladder," said the man in tweeds; and poor Jermyn, who was a mere North Sea pilot, without official status or recognition of any sort, pilot only by courtesy, groaned. ❋ Unknown (1906)
Lord Hubert, from half way down the side-ladder, called back, with an air of numbering heads: "And of course we may count on Dorset too?" ❋ Edith Wharton (1899)
