But everyone respected him - perhaps; because the hands knew he could beat any of them up to the maintop.

I have been into the mizentop, and the maintop, but never here.

I didn't know,' said the Shelmerstonian, staring hard at the maintop.

They climbed into the maintop and gazed at the injured cap.

We turned and ran south once Tor could no longer discern land from the maintop.

"If I can take some to the maintop, sir?"

He'd managed to take a bearing on the maintop of the Salvation before the weather closed right in.

One of the lookouts was hailing from the maintop.

Carry him into the maintop -it affords quite a visto.

He swung over the rail to the larboard ratlines and ran up to the maintop.

Tucking his glass into his bosom, he climbed to the maintop.

You want me to dance on the maintop, I'll do it if that'll get the commo suite fixed."

We're visiting the maintop this morning while this fine weather holds.'

From the vessel's maintop a long swallow-tailed banner unfurled.

He climbed and sometimes crawled into every part of the hull, from her bilges to her maintop.

The maintop came into view.

'And Andrews of the maintop, a sensible man, says she is the Dédaigneuse.

The volley gun's smoke filled the sky, but no shots came from the Frenchman's maintop.

Blade said farewell to Swebon, then scrambled up to the ship's maintop to take a final look at the battle.

He clambered swiftly upwards until he reached the maintop.

Sir Francis Ives, in his rage, commanded to bring the captain of the maintop.

Sharpe stayed in the maintop until a squall of rain blotted the far fleet from view.

And in between you, me and the maintop, ole shipmate, the port of Rye is welcome to them.

Then, in a lower voice, 'He's in the maintop.'

"Shall you adventure to the maintop?"