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They'd never have the heart to hang a dying man." "An' Leather!" cried another. "We mustn't quit Leather. He's game for many a fight yet. Come, Leather; we'll help you along, for they're sure to string you up on the nearest tree." "Don't trouble yourself about me," said Leather, looking round, for he still kneeled beside his old friend, "I don't intend to escape.
And when the lights and the other accompaniments of the Sacrament passed by, coming to Joan in the prison, all those multitudes kneeled down and began to pray for her, and many wept; and when the solemn ceremony of the communion began in Joan's cell, out of the distance a moving sound was borne moaning to our ears it was those invisible multitudes chanting the litany for a departing soul.
Then the giant threw away his club, and caught the king in his arms, so that he crushed his ribs. Then the three maidens kneeled down and prayed for help and comfort for Arthur. And Arthur weltered and wrenched, so that he was one while under, and another time above.
One of these, a handsome looking youth of eighteen or twenty, kneeled just below the opening through which I looked.
Chester did not notice the life-belt on the table, but he lifted a lantern to Lucy's face, kneeled by it, and kissed it tenderly. "Lucy," he said, "my sweetheart, where are you? Don't you want me to come too?" He stroked the still face, and smoothed back the hair as he was wont. "Aren't you afraid in that new world to which you have gone aren't you as lonesome as I am? O Lucy, Lucy!"
While they were still engaged in explanation, a low wail from Softswan turned their attention to the corner where the preacher lay. The prairie chief glided to the side of his old friend, and kneeled by the couch. The others clustered round in solemn silence. They guessed too surely what had drawn forth the girl's wail.
Both kneeled over the prone figure and Calumet pointed to the haft of a knife that was buried deep in the body near the heart. "Telza's," said Calumet, as he examined the handle. "I dropped it here the other night; the night Sharp was killed." "Correct," said Toban; "I saw you drop it." He smiled at the quick, inquiring glance Calumet gave him.
He kneeled down and adjusted his gun, just as he would have done in a practising ground. He had a pot shot to take, and a pot shot he would take. He ignored three hundred muskets that were levelled at him. He looked along his gun, adjusted it, and re-adjusted it to a hair's breadth. The enemy's bullets pattered upon it: still he adjusted it delicately.
John kneeled down in front of Malachi, who had his rifle all ready. Much to the horror of Mrs Campbell, John permitted the bear to come within twenty yards of him. He then fired, and the animal fell dead without a struggle. "A good shot, and well put in," said Malachi, going up to the bear. "Let the dogs loose, Martin, that they may worry the carcase; it will do them good."
Silently the messenger came, his eyes on the ground, and kneeled, and at that they were at it in their own Gaelic, and Belle raised the wean a little, and I saw his face wrinkled and red, and his blue staring eyes.
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