Then oars out, and a quick stroke for a few minutes.
We lingered awhile sadly upon our oars, with our eyes riveted upon the spot.
Over the water as brawny backs bent to the oars the words came floating back:
Then the giant ran up a valley and vanished; and the heroes lay on their oars in fear.
The admiral stationed himself at the helm to steer, and the vice admirals took the oars.
Oars in position, five of the Nautilus's sailors were waiting for us aboard the skiff, which was moored alongside.
I took the glass, and counted six men at the oars, besides one or two (I could not be sure which) in the stern-sheets.
We saw four fall from the thwarts, at all events, and all hands ceased pulling, whilst three of the oars slipped unnoticed overboard.
They paused for a moment on their oars as though paralysed with horror; and then with a vengeful shout gave way more energetically than before.
Father and daughter both labored at the oars, unable to speak on account of the roar of the sea and wind, and blinded by the spray that whirled over them.