The sailors stood ready one behind the other to pay it out.

A sailor near the back of the room stood and waved his hand.

Then he looked at the armed sailors standing about five yards away.

"Get me some water," I said to one of the sailors standing nearby.

The sailor closed the curtain, and stood with his back to it.

Thus addressed, the old man came slowly to where the sailors stood, followed by the other members of his party.

Two sailors stood talking at the back of the ship, and there was no one else in sight.

The other sailor stood on the shore, laughing, with a young girl.

The sailor with the irons in his hands stood over him.

She had forgotten all about the thirty sailors standing behind her at the back of the room.