Did you ever drive spikes ?" "I've driven the spike-teeth into harrows before now," replied Israel; "but that was before I was a sailor." "Well, then, driving spikes into harrows is a good introduction to driving spikes into cannon.

You are just the man.

Put down your glass; go to the carpenter, get a hundred spikes, put them in a bucket with a hammer, and bring all to me." As evening fell, the great promontory of St.Bee's Head, with its lighthouse, not far from Whitehaven, was in distant sight.

But the wind became so light that Paul could not work his ship in close enough at an hour as early as intended.

His purpose had been to make the descent and retire ere break of day.