I must complete with water and stores, naturally, but my purser is a capable man. From Wordnik.com. [Hornblower In The West Indies]
The purser was a sharp-faced gnome who wore his Panagra uniform as though it were a sack. From Wordnik.com. [The Space Merchants]
Capt called the purser and asked him to inform the personal staff officers of the general. From Wordnik.com. [Bloggers.Pakistan] Reference
Upon these Irrawaddy boats the purser is usually the master of ceremonies in the dining-saloon. From Wordnik.com. [Parrot & Co.] Reference
But the purser was a sturdy Hamburger, and the very sight of a monocle affected his disposition. From Wordnik.com. [The Honorable Percival] Reference
The Captain and the purser were the only two who did gamble going over, and they were very fond of poker. From Wordnik.com. [Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi] Reference
The guests at 4: 05 in the morning specifically called the purser's desk and said that he had a noise complaint. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 11, 2006] Reference
Eventually, by dint of zealous enquiry, I ascertained that the purser was the person charged with the assignment of berths and staterooms. From Wordnik.com. [Fibble, D.D.] Reference
"You are not going just yet," cried the purser, meaningly. From Wordnik.com. [Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand] Reference
“The devil has them by this time,” said the purser. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
And here's where our very talented male purser came in. From Wordnik.com. [Helen Davey: Tales of Pan Am: Welcome to Vietnam] Reference
The commander obliged the purser to apologize to Barney. From Wordnik.com. [Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.] Reference
Bailey and Tompkins, with whom messed the purser, Wilson. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
The Doctor signed on the ship's articles as surgeon, I as purser. From Wordnik.com. [The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier] Reference
"I don't mean the Captain or the purser, but the other gentleman.". From Wordnik.com. [Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi] Reference
"Well, you can look over the passenger list soon," said the purser. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground] Reference
I told the purser I should like to engage that same state-room back to. From Wordnik.com. [An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China] Reference
Now I will have a dead-set at the purser, who was generally purseless. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
The purser was much cut about the head, and both his arms severely contused. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
Their last glimpse of her showed the captain waving good-by and the purser flapping. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories] Reference
“First of all,” whispered the purser to me, “we will try him with the punch.”. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
He prodded the purser in the chest with a finger that would have punched a hole through. From Wordnik.com. [Planet of the Damned] Reference
No wonder the purser had not recognized them by the descriptions Tom and Ned had given. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground] Reference
The purser was up to his old tricks, and was just waiting for me to step through the door. From Wordnik.com. [Helen Davey: Tales of Pan Am: Welcome to Vietnam] Reference
Wilmington, the purser "took the daggers," and bore him triumphantly through the difficulty. From Wordnik.com. [The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner] Reference
Janice was left to herself and to her thoughts save when the purser came around for her fare. From Wordnik.com. [The Mission of Janice Day] Reference
Going down into the saloon cabin, I saw the purser sitting near the entrance, to whom I said. From Wordnik.com. [Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude] Reference
In the meanwhile the purser went to his cabin, mixed some strong punch, and made some sherbet. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
I passed into the washroom, just opposite where the purser sat, washed myself and brushed my hair. From Wordnik.com. [Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude] Reference
We soon rejoined the ship, quite elated with our prize, and sent her to Jamaica in charge of the purser. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
As I stood alongside of him, both the purser and myself, who were five feet seven, appeared like pigmies. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
The purser had been dining with me, and we were enjoying our wine, when I said to the waiter, in a half-joking manner. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
Finally, I decided to pretend to want to change my room, and when I went to the purser I asked him if that was the only room to be had. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays Or, The Sham Battles at Oak Farm] Reference
The purser, who was with me, purchased with some rum which the coxswain of the boat brought with him two sacks of beans and some oranges. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
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