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In vain the fleet-footed and audacious Spinola moved stealthily or fiercely to and fro, from one point to another, seeking an opening through which to creep, or a weak spot where he might dash himself against the chain. The whole line was securely guarded. The swollen river, the redoubts, and the musketeers of Maurice, protected the heart of the republic from the impending danger.
Soon both were badly leaking, but the fighting went on as fiercely as ever. Presently both caught fire. Then Jones turned his cannon upon the mainmast of the Serapis, and when it threatened to fall the English captain surrendered. So after all it was the English ship and not the American that "struck" the flag.
Of these one was impossible and two were trite. Scowling fiercely at the ocean, she finally gave the bird to the hungry line and repeated the final couplet doubtfully: " `Farewell, he said. `Ah, love, my love, My heart is breaking for thee, Dove. " "Look out!" said a voice above her. "I'm going to jump."
"For the last two hundred years the land war in this country has raged fiercely and continuously, bearing in its train stagnation of trade, paralysis of commercial business and enterprise and producing hatred and bitterness between the various sections and classes of the community.
I would do it again." "Slept with Anna, did you?" She felt again that furious tide of blood sweep into her face. "Yes. From the time of the shooting." "Goddlemighty, gyurl, I wisht you'd keep out of my business." "And let you do murder?" "Why did you save him? Because you love him?" demanded Sanderson fiercely. "Because I love you. But you're too blind to see it." "And him do you love him?
A strange fire had seized him that fire of the imagination which scorns fair words and fine reasoning, but which, smothered, burns in secret until, fanned by the wind of accident, it bursts out the more fiercely because of the depths in which it has smouldered. Every day that de Spain rode across the open country, his eyes turned to the far range and to Music Mountain.
Fiercely she told herself that the matter was settled. Very scornfully she declared that it was "only Kate," after all, and that she would not let Kate make her unhappy again! Forthwith she picked up a current magazine and began to read. With a little cry Billy flung the magazine far from her, and picked up another.
The full-back caught it and managed to rush back fifteen yards before he was fiercely downed. "Now's our chance, fellows!" called Frank, while Paul Bird came up, took the pigskin and waited for Lanky to give the signal. "I-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-c-e!" spelled out the quarter. Instantly after the last letter was given, there was a sudden movement.
I couldn't!" she cried fiercely. He saw she was shaking with suspense, and he pushed her gently into a chair. "You'd better sit down a minute. You're about all in," he said. She might have been a woman with an ague as she caught his arm, shaking it because her hands themselves so shook. "Is it true?" was her low cry. "Is he alive is he alive?" "Yes, he's alive."
We searched the surrounding cottages for men with knowledge, and at last discovered that the Devons had moved farther along the canal in the direction of La Bassée. So we set out along the tow-path, past a house that was burning fiercely enough to make us conspicuous. We felt our way about a quarter of a mile and stopped, because we were getting near the Germans.
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