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The animal looked at her with his eyes flashing; but having its mouth full, it did not choose to drop the baby, and spring at her; all it wanted was to get clear off with its prey. The woman had presence of mind enough to take down her husband's rifle and point it to the wolf, but she was so fearful of hurting the child, that she did not put the muzzle to its head, but to its shoulder.
Though you have stolen my birthright, I will not fight you now, for I have taken the Cross, and I will keep the vow of the Cross, come what may." "Coward!" cried Sir Arnold, contemptuously, and he would have turned on his heel. But Gilbert stepped forward and caught him by his arms and held him quietly, without hurting him, but so that he could not easily move and must hear.
That was all I could find of the family, though a dozen more were close beside me, under the leaves mostly. As I backed away I put my hand on another before seeing him, and barely saved myself from hurting the little sly-boots, who never stirred a muscle, not even when I took away the leaf that covered him and put it back again softly.
John, we must just face the situation and try to find some way to avoid as much pain as we can. I hate to think it is hurting you, too." "Did Denzil tell you this?" his voice was icy cold. "No it came to me suddenly when I heard him say a word." "'Sweetheart'!" and now John's eyes flashed. "He called you again 'Sweetheart'!"
If I saw any fresh opening, where I should be safe from hurting Maurice! 'There is no reason you and your brother should not be a blessing to each other. 'Yes, there is. Till I lived at home, I did not know how impossible it is to keep clear of old acquaintance.
Here, on the border, I am as a military commander, practically lord of life and death, and on one excuse or another I can hold the troops as long as I please." "Which seems to me to be very convenient for all our plans," said Braxton Wyatt. The Spaniard smiled, but speedily contracted his brows again. The cut that Paul had given him was hurting.
"We'll round Jack up," said one of the policemen indulgently. "Do it nicely," urged Smith. "Don't go hurting his feelings." The second policeman gave it as his opinion that Jack was getting too gay. The third policeman conceded this. Jack, he said, had shown signs for some time past of asking for it in the neck.
"To be sure," answered the traveller, employing with great zeal a set of strong, even, and dazzling teeth at the tough crusts; "to be sure she is. I did not mean to offend you; but the fact is, that I am half a foreigner; and abroad, you know, one may say a civil thing to a pretty girl without hurting her feelings, or her father's either."
I'll advance you two months' salary for well, you'll need a lot of clothes and things in Sequoia that you don't need here. And I'm glad I've managed to settle the McTavish hash without kicking up a row and hurting your feelings. Poor old Mac! I'm sorry I can't bear with him, but we simply have to have the logs, you know."
Though the shot was directed to that part of the canoe which was furthest from the boy, and somewhat wide of her, it being thought favourable rather to miss the rowers than to run the hazard of hurting Tayeto, it happened that one man dropped. This occasioned the Indians to quit their hold of the youth, who instantly leaped into the water, and swam towards the ship.
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