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A few paces beyond the last market garden stood a tavern, a big tavern, which had always aroused in him a feeling of aversion, even of fear, when he walked by it with his father. There was always a crowd there, always shouting, laughter and abuse, hideous hoarse singing and often fighting. Drunken and horrible-looking figures were hanging about the tavern.
Two hoarse whispers delivered the same awful word simultaneously to the brooding night: "BLOOD!" Then Tom tumbled his ham over the bluff and let himself down after it, tearing both skin and clothes to some extent in the effort. There was an easy, comfortable path along the shore under the bluff, but it lacked the advantages of difficulty and danger so valued by a pirate.
Sergius' face blanched, and, with a sudden effort, he threw his animal almost upon its haunches. Marcia was carried several spear-lengths farther before she could check her speed. Wonder and the dread of some accident drove the blood to her heart. A hoarse shout of triumph came from their pursuer, as she turned to ride back. She asked no questions. Surely Sergius knew what was best.
He waited not for me to make any inquiries, but, motioning me into a private apartment, he closed the door, and, seating himself by my side, said in a hoarse voice: "I may as well tell you the worst at once: my son, and also your once dear friend, Arthur, is a thief, and, but for the lenity and consideration of his employer, before this time would have been lodged within the walls of a prison."
There fell on them, emerging now and again from the confused babel of hoarse shouts, the one clear word "Murder!" Slowly Bunting's brain pieced the loud, indistinct cries into some sort of connected order. Yes, that was it "Horrible Murder! Murder at St. Pancras!" Bunting remembered vaguely another murder which had been committed near St. Pancras that of an old lady by her servant-maid.
Happily, they were spared either alternative. At the very instant that their lot must be put to the test of chance, Coke's hoarse accents came to their incredulous ears. "Let her go, Olsen," he was growling. "We've a clear course now, an' that dam moon will spile everything if we're spotted." In this instance hearing was believing, and Philip was the first to guess what had actually occurred.
"Don't send that message!" said Dick, in a hoarse voice; "do what you like with my arm, but don't send that message! Let me go, I can walk, and I'll be off from this place. There's nobody hurt but myself. Damn the shoulder! let me go! You shall never hear of me again!" Mr. Bernard came forward. "My friends," he said, "I am not injured, seriously, at least.
I pointed him out to you the other night at the Comedie Française a pale, handsome boy, of about nineteen or twenty, with brown curling hair, and very fine eyes, which were riveted on Madame de Marignan the whole evening. Poor fellow! I cannot help pitying him." "Then then, you think she really does not love him?" I said. And this time my voice was hoarse enough, without any need of feigning.
As she walked in slowly all the scattered people leaned forward, murmuring their thanks, and the men stood up and gathered round her. "Beautiful! Beautiful!" muttered the thin, elderly man in a hoarse voice, striking his fingers repeatedly against the palms of his withered hands.
And now, lemme exhort you to-night ah, As one that loves you ah, To choose that good part, that Mary chose ah, That the worrrr-uld kin neither give ner take away ah." That went on until he was hoarse, then he prayed, and arose and sang his song. Other men spoke where they stood.
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