flappedflapthe skirts of her heavy coat about her .
In the meantime , the captain gradually brightenedbrightenup at his own music , and at last flappedflaphis hand upon the table before him in a way we all knew to mean silence .
The captain glaredglareat him for a while , flappedflaphis hand again , glaredglarestill harder , and at last broke out with a villainous , low oathoath, " Silence , there , between decks ! "