And then, abruptly, I caught the sound of a frightened clamour of men's voices, away down somewhere about the Maintop-curses, cries of fear, even shrieks, and above it all, someone shouting to go down on deck: "Get down!
"The Ghost Pirates"
William Hope Hodgson
About half-way to the Maintop, the Second Mate stopped, and looked down.
"The Ghost Pirates"
William Hope Hodgson
Acuma climbed to the Maintop and looked at the coast of Peru with a telescope, and the captain took bearings with his instruments.
"Us and the Bottleman"
Edith Ballinger Price