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Updated: July 19, 2025
What sort of man was this quiet, brown-faced American who smuggled whiskey in to ruin the tribes, who could ruthlessly hold a girl to a bargain that included horsewhipping for her, who for some reason of his own fought beside the man taking him to imprisonment, and who had flung defiance at the terrible Bully West on her behalf? She hated him. She always would.
If, with these facts before you, a refusal of satisfaction is still made, I have only this to say: the unpleasant task of horsewhipping you remains to my friend; while the duty of proclaiming your cowardice remains to me. What is your answer?
Dowling was the first aggressor, urged me to prefer the complaint, and he would hold him to bail for the assault, as Dowling bravely protested before the Magistrates that he should have given me a good horsewhipping if the constables had not interfered.
Then raising his head haughtily, he addressed Miraudin in distinct tones. "Monsieur Miraudin, you have greatly insulted and falsely slandered a lady whom I have the honour to know. I have struck you for your lie; and consider you worthy of no further treatment save a horsewhipping in public.
When, ten minutes later, the tutor, with eye-glass erect, strolled back into the drawing-room, no one would have supposed that he had been horsewhipping an enemy or making a discovery on which the fate of a whole household depended. His thin, compressed lips wore their usual enigmatic lines; his brow was as unruffled as his shirt front.
I observed, "That man's time was come, therefore you were tardy in assisting him, and alert in saving this other." The pilot smiled, and replied, "What you say is the essence of inevitable necessity; yet was my zeal more hearty in rescuing this one, because on an occasion when I was tired in the desert he set me on a camel; whereas, when a boy, I had received a horsewhipping from that other."
Anger swiftly rose to Gordon Makimmon's head. His hand fell and remained close by his side. "Keep your tongue off my home," he commanded harshly, "or you will get more than a horsewhipping." "By God," Buckley articulated. His face changed from dark to pale, his mouth opened, his eyes were staring. He fumbled desperately in his pocket.
So Jane is getting her horsewhipping, Boy, and according to the method of a careful and thoughtful judge, who orders thirty lashes of the "cat," in three applications of ten so is Jane's punishment laid on at intervals; not more than she can bear at a time; but enough to keep her heart continually sore, and her spirit in perpetual dread.
Her first measure was to compel Sir Franks to put down his book. Lady Jocelyn subsequently had to do the same. 'Well, what have you done, Franks? said Mrs. Shorne. 'Done? answered the poor gentleman. 'What is there to be done? I've spoken to young Harrington. 'Spoken to him! He deserves horsewhipping! Have you not told him to quit the house instantly?
I think your father deserved a horsewhipping, for letting you go." "He couldn't prevent me," said Sylvia quickly. "Pshaw!" said Burke Ranger. "You're very rude," she protested. His smile became a laugh. "I could have prevented you," he said. She flushed. "Indeed you couldn't! I am not a namby-pamby miss. I go my own way. She broke off suddenly.
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