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Then you have instantly with a sort of wild and alarmed rapidity changed the posture which had cramped you; ay though the night was ever so cold you have sprung out of bed sooner than lie cramped. If the cramp would not go in less than half a minute that half-minute was long and bitter. As for existing cramped half an hour, that you never thought possible.
He'll be all right in another half-minute." Rodney Hade sat up, with galvanic suddenness, rubbing his misused throat and darting a swift snakelike glance about him. His eye fell on the three men between him and the door. Then, at each of the two hallway windows, he saw other men posted, on the veranda. And he understood the stark helplessness of his situation.
Herr Rebinok, the plump little Pomeranian banker, stepped across the floor, almost as noiselessly as Wotan had done, though with considerably less grace, and some half-minute later was engaged in sliding pawns and knights and bishops to and fro on the chess- board in a series of lightning moves bewildering to look on.
Two possibilities they held, and each big with doom. Either the schooner must dash upon the Raney a reef, barely covered at high water, barring entrance to the cove or avoiding this, must be shattered on the black wall of rock under their very feet. The end of the little vessel was written all but one word: and that must be added within a short half-minute.
Had I not confirmed the passage of time by looking at my watch, I would have sworn that at least twenty hours had passed. Every half-minute I gazed at that weaving pattern of cup-shaped suckers only five feet away, trying to see if they were relaxing in their pressure. I attempted to persuade myself that they were. But I knew I was only imagining it.
Released she was, indeed, and that most opportunely, for another half-minute would have seen her ribs broken in, and the schooner a mangled wreck. As she now rose, Roswell gave vent to his delight in a loud cry, and all hands felt that the occurrence might possibly save them.
"Can you make out her flag?" was inquired, almost anxiously. The man on the lookout plied his telescope a full half-minute before he responded: "Stars and Stripes, sir. Sloop-o'-war, sir. She's changin' her course, and she's makin' for us, I reckon." "Let her head!" growled the captain. "This bark'll bear more sail. Hoist away there, men. Let her have it!
Stern's thumbs were sunk deep in the throat of the barbarian at either side. As he gouged harder, deeper, he felt the terrific pounding of the chief's jugular. Hot on his own neck panted the choking breath of Kamrou. Oh, could he only hold that grip a minute longer even a half-minute! But already his own breath was gone.
It sounds like a summons." All fell perfectly silent for the space of a half-minute, maybe; then Molly burst forth with a thought she had been pondering: "What a good thing it was that Miss Armacost had Sir Christopher buried last night, before this snow came! If she hadn't I don't know what she would have done. But I believe that bell is from her house.
"Was ist ihr regiment?" called Major Bullivant. I took it that the major was asking the youngster to what regiment he belonged. The British private and his prisoner stopped. The boy Boche smiled sheepishly, yet rather pleasantly, and said something which I didn't understand, and don't believe Major Bullivant did either. There was a half-minute pause.
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