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And those who had come as players, wrestlers, were welcomed joyously, for, there being no immediate matter of a raid and throat-cutting, and little of disciplinary duties, time hung heavy on the hands of these grown-up children.
It seemed more hopeful to abide by it yet a little longer than to adopt the throat-cutting system by the people, recommended by Wilkes and Leicester as an improvement on the old constitution. This was the view of Lord Buckhurst. He felt that threats of throat-cutting were not the best means of smoothing and conciliating, and he had come over to smooth and conciliate.
While I talked to these good people on simple pastoral matters, all the wickedness of Orientals the throat-cutting war of Whites and Reds, and the unspeakable cruelties of the ten years' siege were quite forgotten.
It seemed more hopeful to abide by it yet a little longer than to adopt the throat-cutting system by the people, recommended by Wilkes and Leicester as an improvement on the old constitution. This was the view of Lord Buckhurst. He felt that threats of throat-cutting were not the best means of smoothing and conciliating, and he had come over to smooth and conciliate.
The assemblage approved, and, while throat-cutting was not mentioned, as that was the obvious alternative, Agathemer and I took oath as brothers in the confraternity. Upon this we were released and our wallets, cloaks, hats and staffs, which had been deposited before Maternus, were restored to us. But Maternus informed us that no member of the band was allowed any money of his own.
I tell you, Guy Rivers, if you but ruffle the hair of this child in violence, I will knife you, as soon as I would my worst enemy." "Pshaw! I only threatened her to make her confess where she had sent Colleton or hidden him." "Ay, but there are some threats, Guy, that call for throat-cutting. Look to it.
Your friend the king would be glad to cut off our scurvy pittances at the first chance. It's a risk. But honour before everything." General D'Hubert had recovered his powers of speech. "So you come here like this along the road to invite me to a throat-cutting match with that that . . ." A laughing sort of rage took possession of him. "Ha! ha! ha! ha!"
He was brave and bloodthirsty without any affection, and he hated the white men who interfered with the manly pursuits of throat-cutting, kidnapping, slave-dealing, and fire-raising, that were the only possible occupation for a true man of the sea.
"What the Deuce shall I do? I'm soaked with the confounded stuff!" He had nerved himself for throat-cutting, but this was fire! He wanted to delay things, to put them out for a moment while he did his business. The idea of arresting all this hurry with water occurred to him. There was no water in the little parlour and none in the shop.
"There's altogether too much of this throat-cutting business between merchants. The storekeeper who can hold his own temper can generally hold his own trade. "Well, sir, do you know a fellow strikes a queer combination on the road once in awhile. I think about the oddest deal I ever got into in my life was in Kearney, Nebraska," said an old-timer. "When I was a young fellow I went on the road.
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