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My voice aroused a sleeping soldier, who, springing up beside me, had his carbine at the cock; while, equally thunderstruck with myself, he gazed at the monster. "Qui va l
I was fumbling under the door mat for the key, which Bartleby was to have left there for me, when accidentally my knee knocked against a panel, producing a summoning sound, and in response a voice came to me from within "Not yet; I am occupied." It was Bartleby. I was thunderstruck.
And as he was familiar with these painful scenes, and had lost none of his self-possession, he furtively studied Mademoiselle Marguerite's features and attitude. She seemed thunderstruck.
He ran presently to the apartment of his mother queen Haiatalnefous with the billet in his hand; he would have shown it to her, but she did not give him time crying out, I know what you would have: you are as impertinent as your brother Amgrad, Begone! and never come into my presence again. Assad stood as one thunderstruck at these words, of which he could not comprehend the meaning.
Wherefore, when the Gauls stood in close order, with their shields formed into a fence before them, and but little prospect of success appeared from a close fight, the javelins, which lay scattered between the two lines, were, therefore, by order of the lieutenants-general, gathered up from the ground, and thrown against the enemy's shields, and as most of them pierced the fence, the long pointed ones even into their bodies, their compact band was overthrown in such a manner, that a great many, who were unhurt, yet fell as if thunderstruck.
Garrison, whose thunderstruck countenance was afterward the subject of more or less amusement to him, and, if the truth were known, to her daughter. "When I have said all that I have to say to her, Mrs. Garrison, I'll bring her back to you."
Unless you yourself go out and rally the men to the defence the town is lost." Djezzar was thunderstruck at the news. He had showed himself brave in battle, but with the fate of Jaffa in his mind he now lost heart altogether. "It is too late!" he said, and catching up his sword he ran out of the palace, and directed his flight towards the landing-place.
At that supreme moment, we enraged, we maddened each other. His hand closed convulsively on my hand. His eyes looked wildly into mine. "Do you read the newspapers?" he asked. "Yes." "Have you seen ?" "I have not seen the name of 'Dubourg' " "'My name is not 'Dubourg." "What is it?" He suddenly stooped over me; and whispered his name in my ear. In my turn I started, thunderstruck, to my feet.
At midnight he rose, and came forth from his apartment. He was surprised to find that there was no sentinel at the door. On farther examination he found to his amazement that the palace guards had been wholly withdrawn. He was thunderstruck at making this discovery.
The voice that hailed him out of the sky was not unfamiliar.... A cab that he had waited on the corner to let pass, was reined back suddenly. The driver leaned down from the box and in a thunderstruck tone advertised his stupefaction. "It aren't in nature, sir if yer'll pardon my mentionin' it. But 'ere I leaves you not ten minutes ago at the St.
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