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"'It is too late, said Thornton, deliberately, and taking the knife from my hands, he plunged it into Sir John's side, and as the blade was too short to reach the vitals, Thornton drew it backwards and forwards to widen the wound.
"You've done it well, that's sure," said Willet, "and now that all danger has been removed we'll light our fire and cook breakfast." After breakfast they shouldered their packs and plunged once more into the greenwood, intending to reach as quickly as they could the hidden canoe on the Richelieu, and then make an easy journey by water.
The country was solitary and secure; and in a short time I beheld the shepherd at a distance crossing the plain. I hastened to meet him. He had obtained nothing. He had found the father plunged in the deepest distress.
Marguerite advanced a few paces, in order that she might continue to enjoy the humiliating grief in which her rival was plunged, and then said, suddenly, "You do not accompany me to the door, then?"
He was bidding somebody to tell a cab-driver to wait for him at the foot of the bridge. The next minute, Neale heard a key plunged into the outer door before it turned, he, following out a scheme which he had decided on during his long watch, had leaped behind the screen that stood near the furnace.
He had no idea what was coming, but he rose to his feet and waited. The bear plunged boldly into the thicket, never dreaming of resistance. With a muffled roar the ox charged upon him and bore him to the ground. Then he wheeled, and charged again, and the astonished bear was beaten at once.
"What possesses the imps now?" cried the Captain, as two more Indians, following the example of their tribesman, plunged into the water. "I wonder what they have found?" "Send a boat after them, Captain, if thou wilt do me a pleasure," said Dudley, "It seems to be something wherein they take a great interest, and it will be only friendly to furnish them assistance."
"To arms! To arms! yonder come the Indians!" cried he. Fabian, Bois-Rose, and Pepe rushed to seize their rifles. Cuchillo took advantage of this short instant, and sprang towards Don Antonio. The latter with his neck stretched forward, was also examining the wide extent of the plain, when Cuchillo twice plunged the poignard into his throat.
He saw no other way, and feeling that he had little time to lose plunged into the question. "By the way, Mr. Stephens, was the deposit all right?" Mr. Stephens glanced up quickly. "What possessed you to ask that troublesome question?" he said, laughingly. "Natural curiosity, sir. Were you in time?" "I am almost afraid to answer you," said Mr.
He with the squinting eye strode down to the girl and would have slapped her with his hard palm, had not the woman jumped in and put herself between the man and Ruth. She seemed to threaten him in her own language, and the ruffian desisted. One of the boys threw off his clothing all his outer garments, at least and plunged right into the lake after Helen.
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