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Devoe, who was attending another patient not far away, came up hastily and eased the poor creature out of the negroes' hands to the ground. He gave her some of the wine George had brought for his father, saying as he did so, "Try to be calm, now, madam. I am a physician, and will do all I can for you." Mr.
For there before me in the sand was the imprint of a boot made since the tide went out a few hours earlier in the day. No flat-footed Indian had left the track. It was too sharp, too decisive, had been left plainly by a shoe of superior make. No guess of the truth came to me, but instinctively I eased the revolver in the scabbard by my side.
"Just about wiped you fellows out, didn't they?... Passports right enough as far as I can see. Stay here, I'll try to get a conduct. I'm afraid there isn't any Colonel Ulrich at least I am of that opinion...." Peter was let down. It puzzled him a long time because the ground was still. The big hands eased. His familiar was beside him, however, wet and panting.
This day the great debate was in Parliament, the manner of raising the 1,800,000l. they voted the King on Friday: and at last, after many proposals, one moved that the Chimney-money might be taken from the King, and an equal revenue of something else might be found for the King; and people be enjoyned to buy off this tax of Chimney-money for ever at eight years' purchase, which will raise present money, as they think, 1,600,000l., and the State be eased of an ill burthen, and the King be supplied of something as good or better for his use.
In the hands of an experienced sailor, who would have humored the boat and eased her up a little to meet the seas, the entrance to the York River could no doubt have been reached with safety; but Vincent was ignorant of the art of sailing a boat in the sea, and she was shipping water heavily.
A man emerged from the crowd, and with incredible strength seized this timber and eased it to the ground. She fainted, and when the crowd permitted me to reach her side, this young man was holding her in his arms. She opened her eyes, and I am certain that this man was no stranger to her. When, however, we all gathered about her, the unknown bowed respectfully and vanished.
Then, holding him so, the Mohican passed his knife through the man's heart, striking with swiftness incredible again and again; and as his victim collapsed, he eased him down into the water, turned him over, and took his shoulders between his knees. "God!" I whispered. "Don't wait for that!" But the Siwanois warrior was not to be denied; and in a second or two the wet scalp flapped at his belt.
With the absolute abruptness of a sword slash, the wind had been chopped off. The schooner rolled and plunged, fetching up on her anchors with a crash which for the first time they could hear. Also, for the first time they could hear the water washing about on deck. The engineer threw off the propeller and eased the engine down. "We're in the dead centre," Grief said. "Now for the shift.
Many a debtor knew this; and, by asking Jean Jacques' advice, making an appeal to his logic, as it were and it was always worth listening to, even when wrong or sadly obvious, because of the glow with which he declared things this or that found his situation immediately eased.
But this danger to have been eased, because that the Watch Master did act very prompt, and set the great regiments of his men to keep back the Millions, and did send a signal abroad over all the Country, that there to be calmness, for that the Maid should be succoured.
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