A trick upon a landsman, generally performed in a guard-ship. |
According to him there had been captains among these coves and islets compared with whom Drake was practically a landsman. |
And, indeed, to a landsman the nodding schooners around seemed run from the same mould. |
The danger lay in the heavy fog which blanketed the bay, and of which, as a landsman, I had little apprehension. |
He glanced over at Cyril as he spoke, glad to see that the landsman was still standing straighter than usual. |
Remember that it is a flagrant landsman who is telling you this tale. |