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All this gave deeper vexation to Julian's heart as he went moodily to bed. And Brogten? He sat sullenly over his fire till the last spark died from its ashes, and his lamp flickered out, and he shivered with cold. "It is of no use to conquer myself," he thought; "it is of no use to do better or be better if this comes of it. Horse-whipped, and by him!"
He denounced the Bolsheviks and all other traitors, and called for their instant suppression; he didn't say that he had actually been among the crowd which had horse-whipped the I. W. Ws. and smashed the printing presses and typewriters of the Socialists, but he made it unmistakably clear that that was what he wanted, and Peter's bosom swelled with happy pride.
"Well; all I have to say," he added, "is that Frank ought to be slung up and well horse-whipped. I never saw such a young rascal. He cares for no good, and fears no evil. He's the worst boy I ever saw." "It would hardly do for you to call him a boy to his face," said one of the men, laughing.
I am not a poor, kicked, horse-whipped, and degraded scoundrel, whose malignity is only surpassed by my cowardice whose principal delight is to stab in the dark a lurking assassin, but not an open murderer a sneaking, skulking thief, without the manliness of the highwayman a pitiful, servile but, I believe, I have said enough. Well, gentlemen, I trust I am none of these; nor am I saying who is.
'Then do not vex itself, said Mr Mantalini; 'he shall be horse-whipped till he cries out demnebly. With this promise Mr Mantalini kissed Madame Mantalini, and, after that performance, Madame Mantalini pulled Mr Mantalini playfully by the ear: which done, they descended to business.
How even the vegetation lived a short life of agony and frustration, and then fell into foul decay.... Brandon had read the article against his will, and had then hated the writer of it with so deep a hatred that he would have had him horse-whipped, had he had the power.
For pity's sake don't do that. It's too terrible, even in fun. CAPT. G. I'll let her think it over for a while. But I ought to be horse-whipped. MRS. H. I want to know what you meant by what you said just now. CAPT. G. Exactly what I said. No less. MRS. H. But what have I done to deserve it? What have I done? MRS. H. Yes! I was only joking.
"That lazy dog ought to be horse-whipped. Let's help the child." Both boys fell to work with a will, rescued the escaping oranges, and tucked them back in their owner's basket. Then, with her grateful thanks ringing in their ears, they hurried on once more. After they had gone a few steps, Paul Ross observed: "Bob, I've seen that fellow before. That was Pete Deveaux.
'Oh, yes! and he took his long coach-whip and licked the man of Boston dressin' till he went and caught them mules. How does that strike you for a joke?" It didn't strike me as much of a joke to pay a hundred and seventy-five dollars in gold fare, and then be horse-whipped by stage-drivers, for declining to chase mules.
'I don't ask particulars, my dear I abominate all that concerns a quarrel; but Lieutenant O'Flaherty, jewel, supposin' the very worst supposin', just for argument, that he has horse-whipped you . 'An' who dar' suppose it? glared O'Flaherty. 'Or, we'll take it that he spit in your face, honey.
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