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"Well, you see, my papa is a soldier, too, and I thought you might know him. We haven't heard from him for a good while, and " choking a bit "mamma's afraid he is hurt, or taken prisoner or something." He could not bring himself to say "killed."
She came forward with both her hands held out; in her eyes a look almost of terror. Her voice, at first, was in choking whispers, and the words so confusedly hurried as to be barely intelligible. "I have sent Olga away I daren't let her know she will be away for several hours, so we can talk oh, you will help me you will do your best "
For some seconds the King stood speechless, staring at the Hermit and the group around him. Then, with a wave of his hand, he bade the guards stand back. He turned to a black-gowned man on his right who had just entered the hall. "Does my son still live?" he asked in a choking voice. The doctor nodded gravely. "He still lives, Sire. But he is very low. He cannot survive many minutes."
Suddenly the tactics of the Indian changed. Knowing that he was in immediate danger of death by choking, and feeling how unlikely it was that he could throw off his assailant, he let fall his pistol and caught the boomer around the body. Then he began to roll toward the fire, which was now blazing up more brightly than ever.
A gurgle a choking stammer. A spray of petrol dashed across my goggles. "Now what?" The question asked itself in my soul. But there was no fear with it, only an awed realization that this might be the end of things, as I had known them, in a very little world low down and far away. "What does it matter?" the answer came. But Eagle had turned round in his seat, and was handing me a spanner.
I'd ha' liked to ha' said a word to her. I'd ha' liked to ha' said one word; Jem Coulter" raising his voice "canst tha say it fur me?" "Aye," cried the man, choking as he spoke, "surely, surely." And he knelt down. "Tell her 'at if it wur bad enow this here it wur not so bad as it mought ha' been fur me. I mought ha' fun it worser. Tell her I'd like to ha' said a word if I could but I couldna.
Will you not spare me that?" He stared at her in astonishment. He saw that she was in earnest, desperately in earnest. Choking back the words that had rushed to his lips, he got up from his chair and bent his head gravely. "Yes, if it is any comfort to you, Rachel Carter," he said, acute pity in his eyes. "I cannot resist saying, however, that you have not spared yourself.
"For God's sake," exclaimed Kenny with a feeling of guilt, "what's the matter? Are you laughing or choking?" "I'm laughing," said Adam, shaking with mirth. "Kenny, I'm just laughing." "Well," said Kenny huffily, "laugh your head off if you want to. I mean what I say." The old man chuckled. "I'd be disappointed," he said, "if you didn't." Kenny stared at him in intense disgust.
So all hesitancy vanished, and the pair descended into the cabin. In the meantime, his two men, as was the wont of visiting sailors, had gone forward into the forecastle to do some visiting themselves. Suddenly, from the cabin came a great, choking bellow, followed by all the sounds of a furious struggle. It was the leopard and the lion, and the lion made all the noise.
Jan tasted, and put his glass down again, choking. "It's so strong!" he said. The Cheap Jack looked furious. "Nice manners they've taught this brat of yours!" he cried to Sal. "Do ye think I'm going to take my 'oss a mile out of the road to take him to see his friends, when he won't so much as drink our good healths?" "Oh! I will, indeed I will, sir," cried Jan.
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