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Then the temptation to arouse them to attention becomes almost irresistible and unconsciously one accepts the maxim at which we all sneer, that it is folly to let the truth spoil a good story. Every day we have occasion to hold our heads, reeling to aching with conflicting accounts of some one incident, and repeat the question asked almost nineteen hundred years ago: "What is truth?"
He was gashed here and gashed there; but they could never unseat him, try how they would; and one after another he caught them sooner or later, and sent them reeling out of their saddles, till there was a great red lake of blood all round him, and five of them lay dead or dying down in the sand.
And with this grouping, the vehicle, bearing its lunatic load, sped around the corner and disappeared, while the sole interested witness retired to obscurity, with her reeling head between her hands.
The rain-soaked clothes of us were sufficient for the time, but soon hunger came and added a physical pain to the torture of our doubt. Again and again we stood up on the reeling thwarts and looked wildly around the sea-line. No pinnace no ship nothing! Nothing, only sea and sky, and circling sea-birds that came to mock at our misery with their plaintive cries. A bitter night! A no less cruel day!
Arise, and fly The reeling faun, the sensual feast; Strive upwards, working out the beast, And let the ape and tiger die. But to return. Down among them there at Montpellier, like a brilliant meteor, flashed this wonderful Rabelais, in the year 1530. He had fled, some say, for his life.
"Now, listen intently and I'll tell you just what you are to do." Young Mr. Browne went away at dusk, half reeling under the responsibility of existence, and eventually reached the side of the anxious young woman uptown. He bared the facts and awaited the wail of dismay. "I think it will be perfectly jolly," she cried, instead, and kissed him rapturously.
Thompson disengaged him in the twinkling of an eye, and with one blow of his right hand in the pit of the man's stomach, sent him reeling over to leeward. He fell caught at the boom-sheet missed it, and tumbled into the sea, from whence he rose no more. All was now confusion. "A man overboard!" another shot from the frigate another and another in quick succession.
Then down went helm and lance, Down were the eagle banners sent, Down reeling steeds and riders went, Corslets were pierced, and pennons rent; And, to augment the fray, Wheeled full against their staggering flanks, The English horsemen's foaming ranks Forced their resistless way.
Dave had no relish for standing the full force of those sledge-hammer blows, while Treadwell knew that he must look out for the unexpected from his still nimble opponent. "Lie down when you've had enough," jeered Treadwell, as he landed a jolt on one of the youngster's shoulders and sent him reeling slightly. Dave, however, used his feet well enough to get away from the follow-up.
Dolly was reeling as if about to fall, her little hands pressed helplessly to her face. John Webb sprang quickly to her side. He threw his arm about her. "Dry up all that!" he yelled, furiously. "Dry up, I say! She's sick." Feeling his support, Dolly revived a little, and he led her out into the hall and saw her go slowly up the stairs to her room. As for Mrs.
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