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The tyrants and ruffians are merely the heroes altered by a few touches, similar to those which transformed the honest face of Sir Roger de Coverley into the Saracen's head. Through the grin and frown the original features are still perceptible. It is in the tragi-comedies that these absurdities strike us most.
And, of course, I thought it would be right for you both to know how to use your fists if you were unarmed and attacked by ruffians. And er, well, well, you see I was not quite wrong.
The mob will not follow you. You can do nothing yourself. Come, get out of the crowd." So saying he dragged Victor away. It was well that they could not see what was taking place in the coaches, or Victor's fury would have been ungovernable, for several of the ruffians had drawn their swords and were hacking furiously at their prisoners.
She had heard the bugle again, and she wished to be sure that the intruders were gone. To her joy, she beheld the troop some distance off, defiling up the valley. She ran back into the house and communicated the intelligence to her mother, who had again seated herself, and was quietly smoking her pipe of punche. "Dastardly ruffians!" exclaimed the latter. "I knew they would be gone.
I fancy they'll let us alone now if we don't linger here. Let's sift along." The last of the ruffians to rise to his feet staggered to the nearest wall, against which he leaned, gazing after the two young men who were walking away. "Talk about choin-loightning!" he muttered. "It ain't in it wid dat cove! He coitinly done der whole gang, an' done dem good.
We are not prepared to carry on a long campaign the thing must be settled at once." "Shall we go down to the senior day room, and have it out?" said Mike. "No, we will play the fixture on our own ground. I think we may take it as tolerably certain that Comrade Spiller and his hired ruffians will try to corner us in the dormitory tonight.
"'What, do you wish to insult me? indignantly replied the man, turning and glaring at the two officers with the ferocity of a tiger. "'Oh, no, says John, 'we want that coat; and instinctively the young Captains lay hands upon the garment that gave so much offense. "'Hands off me, you cowardly young ruffians! "'Oh, come out of that coat, replied the jolly couple.
I was unarmed, except with a small walking cane, which would be of little avail against two ruffians, who were, of course, well provided with the means of offence. I was just meditating to crawl onwards, and endeavour to warn the expected female of her danger, when I was arrested by hearing one of the rascals murmur "Here she is at last, Jem."
"I fear the Abbot of Blossholme and his hired ruffians, who reck little of the laws, as the soul of dead Sir John knows now, or can use them as a cover to evil deeds. He'll not let such a prize slip between his fingers if he can help it, and the times are turbulent."
If you wish to surrender, say so; and do it quick!" "We have nothing more to say," returned the spokesman. For an hour longer the situation remained the same. But it required only Fronklyn at the main staircase, and Warren at the rear one, to keep the seven ruffians where they were.
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