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They saw the point of that. "But what if we are discovered too soon?" said they. "What if we are sunk before dawn by a British submarine!" said I. "We will swim when we find ourselves in water! For the present, bind and gag Tugendheim!" So they went and stalked Tugendheim, the German, who had been drinking from a little pocket flask.
"And then? When the turnkey comes back we shall overpower, bind, and gag him if he resists, strangle him. Then you will put on his clothes and don his sombrero, and as the moon rises late, and the prison is badly lighted, I have no doubt we shall run the gauntlet of the guard without difficulty.... That is a splendid ointment. You are almost as dark as a negro. Now for your feet." "My feet! I see!
His feet were fastened in the same way, and his mouth was stuffed full of wet seaweed. Bude pulled out the improvised gag, cut the ropes, turned the face upwards, and carefully dropped a little whisky from his flask into the mouth. Blake opened his eyes. 'Where are my poems? he asked. 'Where is Miss Macrae? shrieked Merton in agony. 'Oh, damn them all! He had fainted again.
You will find Mo-sar a kind master if you do his bidding," and thinking to make a good impression on her he removed the gag from her mouth and the thongs from her wrists, knowing well that she could not escape surrounded as she was by his warriors, and presently, when they were out on the lake, she would be as safely imprisoned as though he held her behind bars.
Now, my pretty, there you are with your ankles tied and your hands kept from mischief, so we shall soon reconcile ourselves!" Patsy strove vehemently, but the arm about her was strong. Her feet and hands were fastened with soft swathes of silk, while about her mouth and chin the Indian shawl proved an efficient gag.
At any rate, after a moment he caught the sound of horses, and I caught it too. The wood was thin, and there was no room for retreat, while to recross the meadow would bring us clean into the open. He jumped from his horse, untied with amazing quickness the rope halter from its neck, and started to gag me by winding the thing round my jaw.
They had fought their way almost to the booth, but there a V of Planters' cars had been gotten into position somehow, and gunfire was coming from behind them. As he watched, a huge man reached over one of the cars, picked up a Star Point man, and lifted him behind the barricade. The gag had just come out when the Star Point man jumped into view again, waving a rag over his head and yelling.
"Take this fellow away," said Vidocq, "he is to go with the other prisoners to Toulon in the morning." Robeccal began to curse and swear. "You will gag him," added Vidocq, "it is better. Good-bye, Monsieur Robeccal, I don't think we are likely to meet again!" Vidocq looked on with a satirical smile while Robeccal was carried off.
Just as I was abreast of the foremast I found my arms seized, a gag thrust into my mouth, and a handkerchief bound over my eyes, so that I could neither struggle, cry out, nor see what was going forward. The horrible conviction came on me that the Frenchmen were attempting to recapture the vessel. I hoped that McAllister might be awake, as he was so soon to relieve me.
"He's a burglar," replied Mr. Yollop. "I guess you'd better take off your rings, Alice." "Do you mean to tell me, Ernest Wilson, that you've gone back to your evil ways after all I, " "I say, Cassius," cried Mr. Yollop, "is this the woman you wanted to bind and gag and and " "Yes, and rap over the bean," finished Mr. Smilk, as the speaker considerately refrained.
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