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They know their business better'n we do, an' they ain't a-holdin' our trail this way for their health. They're goin' to get us. They're sure goin' to get us, Henry." "They've half got you a'ready, a-talkin' like that," Henry retorted sharply. "A man's half licked when he says he is. An' you're half eaten from the way you're goin' on about it."
"Hello!" called Daniel, looking up sharply as he became aware of the approach of a man on horseback. "This is some stranger. I wonder what he can be wanting." A visitor from any of the faraway settlements was a matter of moment, and Peleg advanced to the door to see who the newcomer might be. The man was a stranger to both boys.
Certain it is that unless the authorities are prepared to deal sharply with arson, or other cases of deliberate damage to the property of landlords, we may bid good-by to any hope of ameliorating the lot of the laborer" and so on.
Lord Hartledon was not in the drawing-room, where Lady Kirton had left him only a minute before; and she looked round sharply. "Has he gone on to the chapel?" she asked of the young clergyman. "No, I think not," replied Mr. Priddon, who was already in his canonicals. "Hedges came in and said something to him, and they went out together."
He guided the newcomer across the court-yard, looking sharply and quickly in his face, and grumbling all the time about the cold, and the discomfort and dilapidation of the castle. He was sure he hoped that Mr. Archer would like it; but in truth he could not think what brought him there.
Again he doubled back sharply to the barn-site, and began again in a new direction. He ran swiftly, sometimes putting his injured leg to the ground with hardly a limp, and again drawing it up and running on three feet. In a moment he passed out of sight behind a slight rise of ground to the left of the ash-heaps, and at some little distance. He did not reappear.
"I confess I fail to see it," said Arthur, a little sharply. Graeme had hardly time to notice his tone. An exclamation from Will startled her. "What is it, Will?" said Rose: "Another wedding?" "You'll never guess, Rosie. Never. You need not try." "Is it Harry this time?" said Arthur, looking in from the hall with his hat on. "No. Listen, Arthur!
"We shan't never ketch her, sir," growled Dick. "No," replied the lieutenant, sharply, "but we'll hang on to her to the last. How far are we now from the steamer?" "Not two miles, I should think, sir." "Make ready then, marines," he cried, "and fire after her; hit her, if you can. Two fire at a time mind, slowly and steadily.
Nozdrev inquired, and, without waiting for an answer, went on: "For myself, I am just from the fair, and completely cleaned out. Actually, I have had to do the journey back with stage horses! Look out of the window, and see them for yourself." And he turned Chichikov's head so sharply in the desired direction that he came very near to bumping it against the window frame.
"He seems to be holding off and I hope he does. However, I'm ready, and we'll beat him to it." "I " began Jack, and whirled about suddenly. He had caught the sound of footsteps behind him. The lad looked into the face of Davis. "Stand back there!" he commanded sharply. "Why? What's the matter? What's going on?" demanded the latter. "None of your business," replied Jack. "Back now, quick!"
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