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"The shock will be all you have to guard against, and even that is passing;" for Miss Moppet had staggered upon her feet and was looking with astonished eyes at her dripping clothing. "Did I fall, Betty?" she said. "Why my gown is sopping wet, oh! have I been at the bottom of the pond?"
She turned down a side street and disappeared, and Babette felt her strength and mind both failing her now that she was out of danger. She staggered weakly into a big, dim church, by the door of which the parting happened to have taken place. Here she sank down in a heavy, death-like swoon in front of one of the side altars, with her baby wailing fretfully at her breast.
His feet were blistered with the heat; there was a great burn on one of his arms. At last, however, he passed out of the danger zone and staggered up to where the Professor, the Inspector and Laura were waiting. "Say, that was a close shave," he faltered, as he laid Lenora upon the ground. "Another five minutes well, we won't talk about it.
Of course there followed a terrible uproar, and in a twinkle both bears left the pile of rocks and came toward those who had wounded them. The one that had been wounded in the eye was mortally hit, however, and staggered in a heap before he had gone ten paces. But the second bear was full of fight, and his course was directly for Tom. Before the lad could run the beast was almost on top of him.
This staggered the enemy, who, being so much the superior and having a frigate within sustaining distance, had expected the Hyder Ali to surrender. The two vessels were now within pistol shot of each other, and the forward guns of the British were just beginning to bear, when Barney, in a loud voice, ordered his quartermaster "to port his helm."
The sudden transition in my feelings almost caused me to faint; as it was, I staggered back against the timbers, and dropped down in a state of half-insensibility. Not long did I remain so. The acute torture soon prompted me to action; and I rose again, and leant forward against the cask. For what purpose? To find the bung, of course; draw it out, and relieve my thirst by a draught of water.
Meantime, the money-makers have taken this occasion to stage a spectacular bull market, grumbling on the fruits of war! And there is the "good-time" side to American life. For a few brief months after the outbreak of the war Americans were staggered by the awfulness of the tragedy and moved under its shadow.
Tom yelled, instinctively, as he staggered toward the bomb-proof, Ned following. He saw a number of officers running out to assist General Waller, who seemed too dazed to move. Many of them had torn uniforms, and not a few were bleeding from their injuries. Then the air seemed filled with a rain of small missiles stones, dirt, gravel and pieces of metal. "Are you much hurt, Ned?"
As before, the defenders waited until they were close, then poured in a deadly fire. The Germans staggered, then sprang forward. A second volley greeted them, and a second time the Germans wavered, halted and retreated. A third time they charged, with the same result. All this time a long-range artillery duel was in progress, whatever advantage there was resting with the Belgians.
Whereupon I hit him with a sapling, and he staggered and let her go. "You imp of hell!" he cried, rubbing the bump. He made a vicious dash at me that boded no good, but I slipped behind the hominy block; and Polly Ann, who was like a panther on her feet, dashed at him and gave him a buffet in the cheek that sent him reeling again. After that we were more devoted friends than ever.
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