Posted by Ed Kiser on December 10, 2006 at 05:44:49 from 152.163.101.7 user Kisered.
In Reply to: Re: the 'people's sheep' factor (was UHT milk posted by Adam Quinan on December 08, 2006 at 16:12:28:
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Heigham bungalows. The master of the Cachalot reduced
The master of the Cachalot may have heard him or may
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[several references to the "station-master"]
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grimly rowing. Then, at the end of her painter came the
Titmouse, all untidy, looking indeed as if she had lost her
master and owner. And then came the Teasel's little dinghy,
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[Mr. Farland used "master" to mean "boss".]
than follow the law. At least you're your own master."
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Wroxham station-master..."
"The station-master said they were queer names for girls,"
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[several references to the "harbour-master"]
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of the ebb through the New Cut. The harbour-master stood
the harbour-master's office at Oulton, Tom had copied on a
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[here again "master" is used to mean "boss"]
"Poor Dick," said the Admiral. "Three masters at once."
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talking to the harbourmaster... They must have got the petrol...
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[Mr. Jemmerling's sailer has Mr. J as his "master" (boss)]
across the water to his master as if waiting for orders. Nancy was
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[Mr. Jemmerling's sailer has Mr. J as his "master" (boss)]
and rowed out in the dinghy to fetch his master. For some time now he
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[dogs looking at the shepard as their master]
at their master as if to make sure they were doing right. He said a word
his master, and Mr. Jemmerling's hands flew up once more.
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[controller of the dogs is their master]
pulled up, only just in time, by a whistle from their invisible master.
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[many references to the harbourmaster]
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"It's like waiting to see the headmaster," said Roger.
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friend the harbourmaster's quite right. You never know what sort of
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steersman, master in her own ship. They had never seen a Miss Lee
"Singapore harbourmaster will say 'Hullo, you China junk, where are
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seen the consul or the harbourmaster."
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"Miss Lee," said Titty. "Don't you remember what the harbourmaster
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[Gibber has Roger for his master]
understand and kept close to his master.
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[many references to the harbourmaster]
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[many references to the harbourmaster]
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on the sand, while the eager monkey took his master in tow and pulled
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[Gibber has Roger for his master]
pretending he was digging, like his master.
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[Gibber has Roger for his master]
still as anybody else, cowering on the bottom boards beside his master.
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them as they passed through and the cheerful, kindly harbourmaster
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[here, MASTER means the commander of the vessel]
ship. It is printed in the report of Master Thomas Masham, who sailed
until he saw his friend, the kindly harbourmaster, waving the Wild Cat
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and he isn't a schoolmaster..."
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[Rattletrap considered Captain Flint as being its master]
master, started off as if she meant it. They swung through
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[Ship's papers lists John as the Master of the ship]
"Master: John Walker.
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"My name is John Walker," he said, "master of the ship Swallow.
"I am Nancy Blackett, master and part owner of the Amazon,
John took the paper and signed, "John Walker, Master."
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[The Billies are remembering when Molly and Jim Turner were
very young, and speak of him as MASTER JIM as if still a child]
Susan measuringly, "She and Master Jim, Eh! Eh! And now she's a
"It's Master Jim I'm thinking of," said Young Billy. "It'ud
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a chronometer because John was the master of a ship.
[Nurse is speaking to Roger when John and he visited their mother]
tell me, Master Roger, did you remember to clean your teeth? I
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asleep. He, for that night, was the Master of the Goblin, and
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[Miss Powell is referring to Jim Brading. Not sure if this means
him as captain of a ship, or of her memory of him as a small boy]
"Well, Master Jim," said Miss Powell, who was standing
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[many references to the harbourmaster]
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harbourmaster had said it would. It blew soft over the roofs
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better, and it was as if the Goblin herself were doing her best
to help, hurrying, hurrying home to rejoin her lawful
master. Not a moment was wasted. The chug, chugging of
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[many references to the harbourmaster]
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"John Walker." JOHN WALKER, Master of a Vessel called the
by the verbal answers of the said Master to the questions put to
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the ship... Not without a mate in charge with his master's
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Yacht Goblin, Pin Mill. Master..." "You sign your name
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SUMMARY...
There is just that one reference where Nurse refers to Roger as
"Master Roger".
The Billies refer to Jim Turner of long ago, when he was a young boy,
as MASTER JIM.
There are many references to the master of a ship.
Many uses of the job title, "Harbourmaster".
Dogs and the monkey have their masters as owners, trainers, controllers.
Master is used to mean "boss".
Ed Kiser, Kentucky