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A short piece of brass pipe is soldered into the lid near one edge to carry off the gas as it is generated. To get a fairly gas-tight joint, red-leaded asbestos string should be rammed tightly between the lid and the tin.
over which lay the broad purple girdle of his apron, and on his head was the crown of Upper and Lower Egypt; behind him stood Mena, who, with his left hand, tightly held the reins, and with his right the shield which was to protect his sovereign in the fight. The king stood like a storm-proof oak, and Mena by his side like a sapling ash.
"Just like a great girl." "Yes: very weak of me," said Ralph quietly. "Yes, very," said Mark. "The brutes tied you too tightly. Try if you can walk now. Get down by the river, and bathe them a bit."
They were all much alike, though the Kebir's, as befitted his position, was the best, made of wide strips of black woollen material stitched together, spread tightly over stout poles, and pegged down into the hard sand.
Oh," and Judy stretched out her arms in a tense movement, "I don't want to grow up I want to stay a little girl as long as I can and not think about lovers or getting married, or or anything " "You are lover enough for me," said Anne. "And you for me," said Judy. And arm in arm they went into the house. But as they went through the darkening hall, Anne clung tightly to Judy.
To remove the latter might be difficult without making a noise, and it was, besides, considered of less importance to get hold of them. Stealing silently across the fore-peak, Gerald and Dan reached one of the bunks; Dan then leaning over, felt for the occupant's pistol, which he carefully unhooked and handed to Gerald, who, almost breathless with eagerness, grasped it tightly.
There was a rustling and scraping directly after, which seemed to last a long time, before something brushed against the listener, and he quivered, for he felt that he was going. Then there was a panting noise, which came up, as it were, out of the darkness, and he was clutched tightly, hot breath came upon his cheek, and a hoarse voice yelled in his ear, "Got him!
On one side of a table stood Sarakoff, very flushed, with shining eyes, clasping a black bag tightly to his breast. On the other side stood a group of four men, the station-master, a police officer, a plain clothes man and an elderly gentleman in white spats. The last was pointing an accusing finger at Sarakoff. "Open that bag and we'll believe you!" he shouted. Sarakoff glared at him defiantly.
Scarcely had I said these words when the Vicomte de V grasped my arm tightly and cried: "Yes, such is the ingratitude of woman! If there is any thing more ungrateful than a king, it is a nation; but, sir, woman is more ungrateful than either of them.
"It is the only kindness you can do me," she answered in her low voice of pleading. He swung round to go. "I curse the day," he said very bitterly, "that you ever met Basil Everard! I curse his memory!" She flinched at the words as if they had been a blow. Her face turned suddenly grey. She clasped her hands very tightly together, saying no word.
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