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'Take your ground, Fagan, twelve paces, I suppose? 'Ten, sir, said Mr. Quin, in a big voice; 'and make them short ones, do you hear, Captain Fagan? 'Don't bully, Mr. Quin, said Ulick surlily; 'here are the pistols. And he added, with some emotion, to me, 'God bless you, my boy; and when I count three, fire. Mr. 'They are all right, said he.
The Lion d'Or was a quaint place, so like the inns described in French novels, that one kept expecting to see some of Dumas' heroes come dashing up, all boots, plumes, and pistols, with a love-letter for some court beauty in the castle on the hill beyond.
Pepys returned safely to his home, and that no worse result arose from his unwonted and warlike venturesomeness was no doubt due to the fact that he had been wise enough to put no powder in his pistols. After all the alarm, the Lord Mayor found only thirty men to oppose the loyal bands whom he had summoned to his aid.
The lady came of the now extinct family of Enoff, whose immense wealth she brought to her husband. When he married her he abandoned the Maltese Order, of which he had been a knight. He won his bride by a duel with pistols on horseback. The lady had promised that her hand should be the conqueror's guerdon, and the prince was so fortunate as to kill his rival.
It's small comfort he'd give me if I went to tell him. If it was a case of pistols or a bullet mould he'd ride back the whole way himself for them." "Try Sir Harry Boyle, then." "He's making a speech this minute before the court-house."
You must remain behind; the woman insists upon it, and there is no more to be said." "To ould Nick with the ugly winch, for her pains!" half muttered the disappointed soldier to himself. "I wish it may be as your honour says; but my mind misgives me sadly that evil will come of this. Has your honour secured the pistols?" "They are here," returned his captain, placing a hand on either chest.
Mr Haredale unbuckled his sword and laid it on the table, with a pair of pocket pistols; then told the locksmith he would light him to the door. 'But this is a dull place, sir, said Gabriel lingering; 'may no one share your watch? He shook his head, and so plainly evinced his wish to be alone, that Gabriel could say no more.
Most of them were occupied by after-supper loungers, and several of the men bore scars. Prescott stopped and lighted his pipe. "Things seem to have been pretty lively here," he remarked. "I came in to see the implement man and found he couldn't talk straight, with half his teeth knocked out. It's lucky the Northwest troopers have stopped your carrying pistols." One of the men laughed.
Then two regrets flashed through his mind as he stepped down from the veranda; the first, that he had not put on his shoes before he left his chamber, and the second, that he had not taken his pistols, for a bullet would travel a great deal faster than a barefooted officer, even of the United States Navy. But he ran with all his speed to the street, to the great detriment of his uncovered feet.
We are taking it for granted that you have a friend prepared to act for you; for your conduct appeared to be premeditated." "You are quite right," answered Streeter; "I have two friends to whom I shall be pleased to introduce you. Come this way, if you will be so kind." The preliminaries were speedily arranged, and the meeting was to take place next morning at daylight, with pistols.
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