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But preliminary arrest and complete execution of the sentence remained in such cases at least legally possible, and were still sometimes carried into effect even against persons of rank; for instance, Lucius Hostilius Tubulus, praetor of 612, who was capitally impeached for a heinous crime, was refused the privilege of exile, arrested, and executed.
Having done this, I seized upon my friend, weak and prostrate as he was, and shoved him into his oven like a batch of bread. In ten minutes or so F became warm as a toast. The terrible shivering was stopped, so my plan of baking was succeeding capitally. It is true he complained a little of one shoulder being rather overdone, but that was nothing. The vigorous rubbing was of great service also.
Then we would both lie down in the bottom, button the flaps over the holes in the cover, and lie there as snugly as possible. You see our weight would be down quite low in the boat then, and that would keep her steady. Oh, we should get on capitally if there were plenty of room for us to drift." "How far have we to go now?" "I can't exactly tell you. I wish I knew.
It then throws back its horns on its shoulders, and calculates the measurement exactly, as it rarely if ever is caught by them in the branches. It can swim capitally, and often takes to the water in the summer months for its own amusement. Over hard ground it is difficult to keep up with it.
'I can do it: I will, if you'll have me. 'Do you hear Mr. O'Donnell, Mrs. Adister? Captain Con fluttered up to his wife, and heard the story from Miss Mattock. He fancied he saw a thread of good luck for Philip in it. 'Our house could be Patrick's home capitally, he suggested to his wife.
They did not know the name, but as its appearance was prepossessing, they had no doubt that it was fit for food. Another and another followed; they were delighted with their sport, and even Harry felt that he should be sorry to have to go away. "If we had but some bread and some tea, with a pot to boil it in, we should do capitally," he observed.
The men and women about the place all very quiet, thoughtful people generally had a smile for me when I said good-morning, and I went on capitally, my old troubles being distant and the memories less painful day by day. But somehow I never got on with Shock. I didn't want to make a companion of him, but I did not want him to be an enemy, and that he always seemed to be.
He wished to have punished Simon de Melo, and Luis de Brito, for the shameful loss of Ormuz. Melo had fled to the Moors, and Brito was in prison; so that he only was punished capitally, and the other was hung in effigy. About the year 1624, some of the Portuguese missionaries penetrated into the country of Thibet, in which are the sources of the river Ganges.
In an instant the huge monster stopped, and before the smoke cleared away lay an inanimate mass on the ground, within twenty yards of us. My grandfather, when he saw what had occurred, seized me in his arms and gave me a hug which well-nigh squeezed the breath out of my body. "Well done! capitally done, my boy!" he exclaimed.
Frank looked puzzled: the thought was too deep for him, so he turned to the pictures. "Those are very funny," said he; "they seem capitally done. Who did 'em?" "Signoriuo Hazeldean, you are giving me what you refused yourself." "Eh?" said Frank, inquiringly. "Compliments!" "Oh I no; but they are well done: are n't they, sir?" "Not particularly: you speak to the artist." "What! you painted them?"
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