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He would secure not only wealth, but also a more enduring fame than he had before enjoyed. He saw many avenues to eminence opening before him. He would establish a periodical devoted to pictorial civilization. If civilization did not bring it success, he would illustrate great crimes and deadly horrors, in the highest style of Art, and thus command the attention of the world.
The ventilators were built high, chimneys that carried the fumes well up into the night air, where their diffusion was assured, leaving them robbed of their deadly poison. But the window and door were dangerous outlets that needed close watch.
She glanced again at the advancing savages, and then, softly opening the door, which, fortunately, was on the other side of the cabin, she returned with the axe, the only weapon of defence at hand, and, with flashing eyes, and a deadly resolution depicted on her face, which seemed turned to marble, silently awaited the onslaught.
But at length some of the deadly missiles fell where they could not be immediately reached, and one of these eluded the observation of the besieged until they saw a sheet of flame curl over the eaves beneath the roof, and play upon the surface of the huge beams above, until they suddenly started into flame.
=Deadly Nightshade= To the nightshade family belong plants that are poisonous and plants that are not, but the thrilling name, deadly nightshade, carries with it the certainty of poison. The plant is an annual and you may often find it growing in a neglected corner of the garden as well as in waste places.
On hearing these brave words, Adam de Gordon, Swinton's deadly foe, felt his hatred turn to admiration, and kneeling before Swinton, begged that he might receive the honour of knighthood from so valiant a hand.
The simple headstone bore the name, "Arthur Constant." Wimp tapped her suddenly on the shoulder. "How do you do, Mrs. Drabdump?" Mrs. Drabdump went deadly white. She turned round, staring at Wimp without any recognition. "You remember me, surely," he said; "I've been down once or twice to your place about that poor gentleman's papers." His eye indicated the grave. "Lor!
"Miss Graham," said Colville, "if a person to whom you had done a deadly wrong insisted that you hadn't done any wrong at all, should you consider yourself forgiven?" "It would depend upon the person," said the girl, with innocent liveliness, recognising the extravagance in his tone. "Yes," he said, with an affected pensiveness, "so very much depends upon the person in such a case." Mrs.
"It reminds me too much of the forest into which we marched with Braddock, God rest his soul!" "I wasn't there," said young Captain Colden, "but Heaven knows I've heard enough horrible tales about it, and I've seen enough of the French and Indians to know they're expert at deadly snares." "But we fight cunning with cunning," said Robert, cheerfully. "Look at the Mohawks ahead.
But this this is new adventure and " "And deadly dangerous," reminded the cadaverous, thin-faced officer at the far end of the table. "If not dangerous, it is not adventure, sir," von Herzmann replied. "Do we not all enjoy the thing that presents some hazard? Youth lives it; age thrills to the reports of it. If I fail, I fail.
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