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M'Kenzie and M'Tavish came to a halt, and landing, encamped for the night. The voyageurs of either party hailed each other as brothers, and old "comrades," and they mingled together as if united by one common interest, instead of belonging to rival companies, and trading under hostile flags.
Napoleon saw in it a means of subjecting the Continent to his commercial code, and of preparing for a Franco-Russian partition of Turkey. The Czar hailed it as a breathing space wherein he could reorganize his army, conquer Finland, and stride towards the Balkans.
But I should have hailed the slightest change of purpose in her, with such pleasure as Daniel must have felt when he found the lions would rather not eat him. She retraced our steps a long way until we reached the middle of the line of building which divided the two courts.
"Is that the presbytery, Tim?" "What else?" asked Tim, scornfully. "And to whom does it belong?" "To the Father, to be sure." "No, Tim; you are wrong." Mrs. Gorman hailed the group from the kitchen door. "Is Miss Molly there? Then send her to her dinner." "I am busy, teaching logic. Sure the dinner can wait," replied Molly. "Now, Tim, and whose is it?" "Is it the bishop's, Miss?" "Wrong again.
When Anne entered and took her seat she was always loudly hailed by Miller Loveday as he whetted his knife; but from Bob she condescended to accept no such familiar greeting, and they often sat down together as if each had a blind eye in the direction of the other.
They hailed with joy the announcement that they were to go to Flower de Hundred. One morning in early June three horses were saddled, and Robert and Rebecca, accompanied by a trusty negro named Sam, started on their journey. Most of the travel, especially to a country as far away as Flower de Hundred, was on horseback.
If we take her by surprise, we shall have a greater chance of success." "I will back you up," I said. "I am sure all hands here will join us." "Yes, yes," said the men; "we will fight before we yield." And to show that they were in earnest, they set to work to examine the arms we had in the boat. We then hailed Captain Van Deck, and told him what we proposed doing.
This sight, under other circumstances, he would have hailed with a shout of joy; but now it elicits from him a cry of apprehension, for the seals have taken the alarm, too, and are coming on in a rush toward the ravine, knowing that it is their only way to the water. "Thunder an' airthquakes!" he exclaims, in highest pitch of voice. "Look out thar, below!"
On the first market-day, she went out with Trautchen to obey her husband's directions and make purchases and, while shopping at the various places where different wares were offered here fish, yonder meat or vegetables, amid the motley crowd, hailed on every side by cries of: "Here, Frau Burgermeisterin! I have what you want, Frau Burgermeisterin!" forgot the sorrow that oppressed her.
Their appearance below the Cataract was hailed with delight by the Professor, and you may be sure that when the boat was finally landed and hauled up on the beach, all of them joined in the congratulations, which was their due. "Just to think of it.
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