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Coming out of the bush on two wheels, she sent a shower of gravel flying as she rushed madly down the road. Quick as they were, the quarry had been quicker. As they rounded a corner, they caught the red gleam of a tail-light disappearing at the next turn. "Heck!" said Curlie, then, "Let her out! Show him some speed." The motor of the Humming Bird sang joyously.
Then the low voice of a man came from some place in the darkness, and these words rang out distinctly: "Damn you!" He drew back involuntarily, for the voice seemed to be at his elbow. The sobs ceased suddenly, as if choked by a mighty hand. The listener's inclination was to follow the example of Anderson Crow and run madly off into the night.
And thus concerning Hector's insolent boasting he says, With such big words his mind proud Hector eased, But venerable Juno he displeased. And when he speaks of Pandarus's shooting, he adds, He heard, and madly at the motion pleased, His polish'd bow with hasty rashness seized.
There was, then, outside of the world of books and letters, another world of light and gladness! What was it, which made his heart beat and tremble so powerfully? why did his blood rush so madly through his veins? A dark veil had fallen from his face; all around him were life, light, gladness, and rapture.
I recall with horror the intoxicating effect this unreasoning fury had upon me, and cannot deny that without the slightest personal provocation I shared, like one possessed, in the frantic onslaught of the undergraduates, who madly shattered furniture and crockery to bits.
"It has been proved, in evidence, that a great deal of this outrage is paid outrage that it could not be carried on without money however madly and fanatically devoted, however personally disinterested the organisers of it may be such as Miss Marvell. You have, therefore, taken your father's money to provide for this payment payment for all that his soul most abhorred.
William himself barely escaped with his life, being awakened by a pet dog in the nick of time, and when the Spaniards were almost in his tent. Leaping to his horse, he galloped madly from the burning camp and escaped, but his army was cut to pieces. Then Alva continued the siege of Mons until Louis had to surrender.
"Looks more like a cyclone to me," spluttered Sam. "I'd give a good deal to be out of it." To keep from, being swamped they had to run out to sea. This was no pleasant prospect to the boys, but it could not be helped. "We needn't tell the girls," said Dick. "It will only worry them more, without doing any good." Two hours went by, and the storm kept on as madly as ever.
Like a maniac he spat out the words from his foam-flecked lips, waving his arms madly about his head. Relief came from an unexpected source.
And then he suddenly remembered the prison, the shaved heads, the cells, the disgusting smells, the chains, and, by the side of it all, the madly lavish city lift of the rich, himself included. The bright moon, now almost full, rose above the barn. Dark shadows fell across the yard, and the iron roof of the ruined house shone bright.
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