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He did defend to me Sir W. Coventry as not guilty of the dividing of the fleete the last year, and blesses God, as I do, for my Lord Sandwich's absence, and tells me how the King did lately observe to him how they have been particularly punished that were enemies to my Lord Sandwich.
Let no one imagine that I defend for a moment the cruel punishment which raw resentment inflicted on him. But though the rulers felt the rage of Vengeance, the people, who had suffered no personal wrong, were moved only by ill-measured Indignation. Does my friend deny that the death of Jesus was wilfully incurred? The "orthodox" not merely admit, but maintain it.
To love a woman in secret and find oneself led by her husband to the threshold of the nuptial chamber, to have for guide to that treasure the very dragon who should defend all approach to it, was there not in all this ample food for astonishment and wonder at the combination of events wrought by destiny? In the midst of these reflections, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps on the pavement.
"Well, there is no doubt that this is the place to shelter in. They are less likely to find us here than anywhere and, if they do find us, we can defend ourselves stoutly. I should say, too, that if we think it over, we ought to be able to hit upon some plan for making noises that would frighten them. You know how scared the man and the two boys were, at that sighing sound in the other chamber.
Then, calling upon them one by one to deliver their weapons, they were passed into the boat. The Chamois was now brought round to the canoe's stern; and leaving Jarl to defend it as before, the Upoluan rejoined me on the dais. By these precautions the hostages still remaining bound hand and foot in the boat we deemed ourselves entirely secure.
'Yea, surely, said Gold-mane, 'I can make as many words as ye will about it; yet when all is said, it will come to much the same tale as I have already told thee. Yet belike, if ye are minded to take up the sword to defend you, I may tell you in what wise to lay hold on the hilts. 'And that is well, said Hall-face, 'and no less do I look for of thee.
Shall we defend ourselves against him in a divorce court, or shall we prosecute him in a criminal court?" "Papa," said Claudia, hesitating, and then speaking low, "what does Ishmael advise?" "Ishmael? How did you know that he was with me, my dear?" "I saw his name in the list of passengers, and I knew that he had come on with you as your private counselor."
Upon the first alarm, a body of the emperor's guards that had been accustomed to attend upon his person, and whom he had strongly attached to himself by his lavish generosity in bestowing presents and rewards upon them, rushed forward to defend him, or if it should prove too late to defend him, to avenge his death.
Down they flew, screaming loudly, with open beaks and fierce eyes, and surrounded us on all sides; some assailing our heads, and some our bare legs and feet, while others got hold of our shirts and pulled lustily at them. It was only with the greatest difficulty that we could defend our eyes, which they seemed resolved to tear out.
He stepped back as though she had struck him, and his hands dropped to his sides. "Yes, you are a thief!" she said again, hysterically; "a thief!" The repetition of the word goaded him. "Wait! Let me defend myself!" But with a broken sound of protest she flung her hands over her ears. "No! no! no!" she cried, vehemently. "There is no defence to make. There is no defence.
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