From the cabin came the sound of the clock striking the hour in nautical fashion.

The staffs themselves were like ships' masts, with topmasts spliced on in true nautical fashion, with shrouds, ratlines, gaffs, and flag-halyards.

"Drop anchor," I cried in a nautical fashion, and Tim dropped the anchor, letting the line run out through the fairlead.

"Ay, ay, sir," answered Cranston, in the hearty, nautical fashion he so much liked that it had become habitual with him.