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The shouts of the officer and the screams of the dying man died away. The peasants were silent; they stood fixed in the circle as though the three bodies were still lying at their feet; they dared not budge and looked at each other in panic. At last Lorchen's father said: "You have done a fine piece of work!" There was an agonized murmuring; their throats were dry.
And, despite all I could say, he would not budge an inch. At last I submitted under the threat that he would never after have a word to say to me. By good luck, when I had paid into Mr. Dix's hand the thousand pounds I had received from Charles Fox, and cleared my outstanding bills, the sum I remained in Comyn's debt was not greatly above seven hundred pounds. And that was the end of Mr.
Back in a minute," called Budge over his shoulder to the doctor. Jerry followed to the Scout camp, where Budge caught up a pair of stout saplings that had been cut for tent poles but had not been needed. "Grab up a couple blankets," he directed, setting off again through the brush on a run.
So I up an' tole dem, an' de sojer he says, 'Come, Jim, you've done quite enuff fur me, my boy. If you're in danger now, be off with you fast as you can, an' God reward you, for I never can, for all you've done for me. "'No, says Jim, 'Capen, ye needn't talk in dat way, for I'se not goin to budge widout you.
If you attempt to do something to-day, everyone will cry out: 'What! he is going to demolish everything! If you do nothing, they will cry: 'What! he does not budge! If I were minister, which God forbid, I would say nothing and let others act I would do nothing and let others talk." Everybody, very fortunately and all ministers do not reason like this jester.
His glance finally rested on the lecturer's seat, a capacious crimson damask arm-chair that stood unoccupied at some distance behind Lucian. "I see you're no judge of a picture," said he, good-humoredly, putting down the candle, and stepping in front of Lucian. who regarded him haughtily, and did not budge. "But just look at it in this way.
In vain the Sheriff roared at them, calling them cowards, and urging them forward in a body; they would not budge an inch, but stood and watched Little John as he moved slowly away toward the forest, keeping his gaze fixed upon them. But when the Sheriff saw his enemy thus slipping betwixt his fingers he grew mad with his rage, so that his head swam and he knew not what he did.
The passenger train was such a long one that the rear end blocked the track. Andrews tried to get the conductor to move on to Adairsville and there meet the upbound passenger train; but that official was too badly scared by the danger he had just escaped to take any more chances, and he refused to budge until the other train should arrive.
"I can tell you," said Moriarty, "for I served with him afterwards in the Peninsula. He was let back after a year or so, and became so thorough a disciplinarian, that he swore, when once he was at his post 'They might kill his father before his face and he wouldn't budge until he had orders." "A most Christian resolution," said the doctor.
Glad to get free, Ellen rode smartly down to the post-office. Nobody before the door; there was nothing for it but to get off here and go in; she did not know the people either. "Never mind, wait for me a minute, dear Brownie, like a good little horse as you are!" No fear of the Brownie. He stood as if he did not mean to budge again in a century.
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