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But, I say, what a thing is sin, what a devil and master of devils is it, that it should, where it takes hold, so hang that nothing can unclinch its hold but the mercy of God and the heart-blood of his dear Son!
Watch out now ready let go your anchor!" Rattle whizz whir-r-r splash! clink and the Johnnie Duncan of Gloucester was safe to her mooring. And not till then did our skipper, ten hours to the wheel, unclinch his grip, hook the becket to a spoke, slat his sou'wester on the wheel-box and ease his mind. "Thank the Lord, there's a jeesly blow behind us.
The scenes that I have witnessed are enough to harrow up the soul; but could the slave be permitted to tell the story of his sufferings, which no white man, not linked with slavery, is allowed to know, the land would vomit out the horrible system, slaveholders and all, if they would not unclinch their grasp upon their defenceless victims.
Why, what's that you've a-got clinched in your hand?" "Sufferin's!" sobbed 'Biades, still shaken by an after-gust of fright. "What?" "Sufferin's!" echoed 'Beida excitedly. "Real coined an' golden sufferin's! Unclinch your hand, 'Biades, an' show the company!" As the child opened his palm, Mrs Penhaligon fell back, and put out a hand against the kitchen table for support.
The latter staggered back, surprised at the sudden attack, but only for an instant. His stout hands were quickly raised, and then his grasp encompassed the dog's throat so tightly that his eyes nearly started from their sockets, and he was glad to unclinch his teeth, and gasp for breath.
I slipped back, grasped it, and returned, but when I looked out again he was gone." She took a deep breath, and I heard Miles clinch and unclinch his hands. "Maybe it was just a ghost, Miss, or a shadow," he interrupted hoarsely, "for I swear to God there wasn't none of our men up there you know that, Lieutenant."
Joe hasn't got a wife and little uns." The circus proprietor tried to loosen her hold. "I've got to, my girl," he said gently. "I can't leave a man o' mine to that brute. It's my fault I orter known better than to let him take her from them cubs to-night. Let go, dear." He tried to unclinch her hands from his coat. "Has she the lioness got little cubs?" It was Norah's voice, and Mr.
I needed none of your protection. What if I was one to a dozen? Look at me!" His little hands did not for a second unclinch. He was really very young, probably no more than ten. He was scarcely past his babyhood, but he was fairly impressive, not the slightest maturity of mind, but of spirit. He could never take a fiercer stand against odds than now if he lived to be a hundred.
"No, Al," replied Dick, very soberly. "I haven't robbed a treasure ship, but I've been prowling with success over a lost battlefield a ghoul I believe they call such a person, but it had to be done. I've enough food here to last a week at least, and we may find more." He put down his pack and took out the bacon. As Albert looked at it he began unconsciously to clinch and unclinch his teeth.
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