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The Arabs course them with greyhounds, and sometimes they are caught by running several dogs at the same time; but this result is from the folly of the gazelle, who at first distances his pursuers like the wind; but, secure in its speed, it halts and faces the dogs, exhausting itself by bounding exultingly in the air; in the meantime the greyhounds are closing up, and diminishing the chance of escape.
There was a fortnight's hard fighting carried on day by day, with a succession of halts for the formation of camps in the strongest positions that offered themselves as havens of refuge against a teeming enemy which refused to be crushed and constantly swarmed round the retiring Roman army, perfectly reckless of life, and apparently content with the smallest advantages that they could gain.
An old sergeant of Troop G, Third Cavalry, once told me that if he had to throw away everything he carried in his roll but one article, he would save his towel. And he was not a particularly fastidious sergeant either, but he preferred a damp towel in his roll to damp clothes on his back. Every man knows the dreary halts in camp when the rain pours outside, or the regiment is held in reserve.
Well, we'll see what Boy Scouts can do to protect a friend who is in trouble." The two boys traveled for three days and nights, the general direction being south. There were, however, numerous halts and turns in the journey to the Rio Grande. Three times Fremont was left alone at junction towns while Nestor took short trips on cross lines.
Then comes the company commander, followed by the Colonel, the Staff officer and the Great One. At intervals the procession halts, and the same religious rite takes place. 'Ere's the General a-coming." I thought that where was it we decided? oh, yes, by ah putting a Lewis gun here . . . er, well, perhaps you'd like to look yourself, sir." GREAT ONE: "Yes, very much. Have you got my periscope?"
Lord Glenvarloch adds, to the insipidity which is the bane of Scott's good heroes, some rather disagreeable traits which none of them had hitherto shown. Dalgarno in the same way falls short of his best bad heroes. Dame Suddlechop suggests, for the first time unfavourably, a Shakespearean ancestress, Mistress Quickly, and the story halts and fails to carry the reader rapidly over the stony path.
As each picture, showing some particular motion, is taken, the film halts for the briefest space of time, and then goes on, to be wound up in the box, and a new portion brought before the lens for exposure. All this the crank does automatically, opening and closing the shutter, moving the film and all that is necessary.
Harold, accustomed, as the youngest, to lonely antics and to sports that asked no sympathy, was absorbed in "clubmen": a performance consisting in a measured progress round the room arm-in-arm with an imaginary companion of reverend years, with occasional halts at imaginary clubs, where imaginary steps being leisurely ascended imaginary papers were glanced at, imaginary scandal was discussed with elderly shakings of the head, and regrettable to say imaginary glasses were lifted lipwards.
This gave a different background each time. It was after one of these halts, and just when the team was started up again that Alice, who was on the front seat with Paul, the driver, cried out: "See! There is smoke and fire ahead of us, too! What does it mean?"
The chief halts at a distance from the house and despatches one of his young men to announce his approach and to bring his flag, which is carried before him when he arrives. The messenger carries back to him some vermilion to ornament the faces of his party, together with a looking-glass and comb, some tobacco, and a few rounds of ammunition that they may return the salute.
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