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As he held a glittering sword threateningly in his right hand, his order was obeyed for a few seconds, and then it was observed that he held in his left hand a rope, which was tied round the neck of a Christian slave. This slave was none other than our unfortunate friend Francisco Rimini. "Who art thou that issues commands so bravely?" demanded the bully, stepping forward.

You have danced to-day before an invited audience, who pay nothing, and therefore have not the right to blame or praise; no one dare applaud no one but the king." "Ha! and this rude man did not applaud!" cried she, showing her small teeth, and raising her hand threateningly toward heaven.

I can see it do you understand now what brought me here?" His eyes began to flash and with each word his voice became warmer and louder. She moved her body forward and said with alarm: "Oh, cease." "No, I won't, I will speak!" "I know what you want to say." "You don't know it all!" said Foma, threateningly, rising to his feet. "But I know everything about you everything." "Yes?

When I think of the thousands of dollars I've wasted on you It's cheating it's cheating! You have been stealing from me!" Madam Bowker's tone was almost unladylike; her ebon staff was flourishing threateningly. Margaret started up. "I warned you at the outset!" she cried. "I took nothing from you that you didn't force on me.

Yea, as he hateth all who are young, who are brave, and who find joy in their shadow." Their voices rose threateningly. Maisanguaq, chagrined and bitter at the old man, leered among the crowd. "Hath he not lived too long," he whispered softly. And the others suddenly shouted: "Let Sipsu die!" In a wild rush they bore down upon the angakoq's igloo. Screaming with rage they kicked in the sides.

The air was now filled with these and similar dreadful cries and men came running toward them from all directions; and, before the two boys could fairly realize what was happening, they found themselves the center of a seething crowd of excited and angry men, while a hundred armed hands were lifted threateningly toward them.

He jumped from side to side, and strained at his tether violently, while uttering sharp, snappy barks, and low vicious growls. His master, not comprehending what ailed the animal, picked up a stick and advanced toward him threateningly; whereat the beast crept into his stump kennel; only to come out again almost immediately and strain to get loose once more.

She indignantly refused, but he coldly and threateningly persisted in having his will. Then the Hoogstraten blood asserted itself, and without a word of farewell she fled with her child to Lugano. There the boy was received by his mother's former waiting-maid, while she herself went to Rome, not as an adventuress, but with a fixed, praiseworthy object in view.

'There IS a secret, sacred name beneath the altar of Amen-Ra. Shall I call on that name? 'No, no! cried the Priest in terror. 'No, said Jane, too. 'Don't let's have any calling names. 'Besides, said Rekh-mara, who had turned very white indeed under his natural brownness, 'I was only going to say that though there isn't any name under 'There IS, said the Psammead threateningly.

When cited to appear before the council, he sent word that "he had gone out hunting;" and to the fathers who remonstrated with him, he threateningly remarked "that Judas, as well as the other disciples, received from his master the power of binding and loosing, but that as soon as he proved a traitor to the common cause, the only power he retained was that of binding his own neck."