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But for the broad collar on McQuade's dog the animal would have been throttled then and there. McQuade lost his temper and his discretion. He kicked Jove cruelly in the side, at the very moment when Warrington had succeeded in breaking the grip. Bennington thrust McQuade back violently, and he would have fallen but for the dense pack bolstering him up. "I'll remember that kick, Mr.
Worthington's side, a very graphic account of the conflict which was to tear the state asunder. The railroads were tired of paying toll to the chief of a band of thieves and cutthroats, to a man who had long throttled the state which had nourished him, to in short, to Jethro Bass. Miss Sadler was not much interested in the figures and metaphors of political compositions.
Ay, and if she could have throttled or poisoned the little sly devil she would have done it! Only there would have been Bough to reckon with afterwards. For of God she made a jest, and the devil was an old friend of hers, but she was horribly afraid of the man with the brown bushy whiskers and the light, steely eyes.
Hib had the cord around his arms before he wakened. He could scarcely struggle despite his power. The fishmonger awoke before Hasdrubal could nip him. For a moment we feared his outcries would rouse the street. But again the gods blessed us. No one stirred, and we soon throttled him.” “Take the light,” ordered Democrates. “Come.”
"Instantly he turned upon me with a savage oath, grasped me by the throat, and forced me backward against the cellar wall. "'You spying sneak! he cried. 'In spite of my warning you have been hounding my footsteps! "The moment I attempted to reply, he throttled me so as to choke every effort at utterance.
S 's residence. It twice happened during our stay with her, that dead bodies were found partially concealed near it. The circumstance was related as a sort of half hour's wonder; and when I asked particulars of those who, on one occasion, brought the tale, the reply was, "Oh, he was murdered I expect; or maybe he died of the canal fever; but they say he had marks of being throttled."
But you said 'Let us find out all that Arthur Constant did in the last few months of his life. Wimp couldn't miss stumbling on Jessie sooner or later. I'd have throttled Constant, if I had known he'd touched her," he wound up with irrelevant indignation. Grodman winced at the idea that he himself had worked ad majorem gloriam of Wimp. And yet, had not Mrs.
Justin O'Reilly had a modest suite in the magnificent Dietz. It adjoined the luxurious suite of Mr. and Mrs. John Heron, and consisted of a small sitting-room, a bedroom, and bath. He was tying his necktie when the telephone bell rang. He grabbed the receiver as if it were a snake that had to be throttled, and gave it a grudging "Hello!" "A lady to see you," a voice answered.
The next time they came into the yard they found him black in the face, his lips livid, insensible, throttled, and dying. Another half minute and there would have hung a corpse in the Hawes pillory. When they saw how nearly he was gone they were all at him together.
She sat back, pale and silent, listening, while Anna built up out of her discontent a new heaven and a new earth, with liberty written high in its firmament. When her reckless mood had passed Anna was regretful enough at the girl's stricken face. "I'm a fool!" she said contritely. "If Peter had been here he'd have throttled me. I deserve it.
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