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They wouldn't have taken her revolver and left her placidly asleep! The loss of the revolver was a vital matter. It was her one safeguard; the one means by which she could first gain and afterwards hold the whip-hand over Danglar in the interview she proposed to have with him; the one means of escape, the last resort, if she herself were cornered and fell into his power.
Norton ultimately became driver of a celebrated mail-coach on the great York road, and the other, its guard; thus resolving, as it would seem, to keep the whip-hand of the weak and foolish nobleman in every position of life. Several of our English readers may remember them, for they were both remarkable characters, and great favorites with the public.
And why not? Is it because Meleese is among this gang of cut-throats and murderers? Pish, my dear Jean, you must be a fool. They tried to kill me on the trail, tried it again in the coyote, and you came back here determined to kill me. You've held the whip-hand from the first. Now it's mine. I swear that if I take you back to the Wekusko we'll get you all." "If, M'seur?" "Yes if."
I don't know that I can explain exactly so you'll understand but there was something disturbing which I felt when he spoke quite casually of you. It was almost too intangible to put into words but it was like a gloating secret satisfaction, as though he had the best of you in some way, the whip-hand.
In a somewhat discontented mood, she turned away, feeling that, so far, Chaldea had the whip-hand. Then it occurred to her that she had not yet examined Mother Cockleshell as had been her original intention when she came to the camp. Forthwith she passed back to the tent under the elm, to interview the deposed queen.
He meant you not to tell me; and then when you had answered him without telling me, he would have had the whip-hand of you." "Oh, Ferdinand, what evil thoughts you have!" "You are a child, my dear, and must allow me to dictate to you what you ought to think in such a matter as this.
Have the whip-hand of the day, and then you may loiter as you choose. If it is hot, you may bathe in the chill waters of those tarns that lie bare to the eye of heaven in the hollows of the hills tarns with names of beauty and waters of such crystal purity as Killarney knows not.
"The half-a-crown ones." "They're not new," I said uneasily. "Never mind," he said airily, taking my arm. "I feel sure a half-a-crown cigar would affect my memory. And a dry Martini would probably finish it." I groaned. "This is sheer blackmail," said I. "Take it or leave it," said Berry, with the air of one who has the whip-hand. "All right," I said wearily. "I should think so, my son.
He'd got the whip-hand, no doubt, because it weren't a subject for any other ear, though Jonas, in his despair, did once think of going to parson with it. But the thought of laying bare the past and seeing parson's scorn was more than he could face, and he hid it up.
But I didn't think you'd take the whip-hand so soon, Cynthia." "Oh, I don't ever want to take the whip-hand with you, Jeff. Don't make me!" "Well, I won't, then. But what are you in such a hurry to have mother know for? She's not going to object. And if she does " "It isn't that," said the girl, quickly.
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