The chief officer kept lifting his spyglass and stubbornly examining the horizon, walking up and down, stamping his foot, in his nervous agitation a sharp contrast to his superior.
De stuurman had den kijker weder ter hand genomen en keek onophoudelijk naar den gezichteinder; hij liep heen en weder, stampte met den voet, en was in tegenstelling met zijn meester in zenuwachtige spanning.