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He never for one instant reverted to the gaily credulous attitude toward mankind which had helped the dog-stealers to kidnap him after the first great triumph of his youth, when he defeated all comers, from puppy and novice to full-fledged champion, and carried off the blue riband of his year at the Crystal Palace.
This seemed to suggest that I had fallen into the hands of the enemy, though why the Spaniards should wish to kidnap so very unimportant a personage as myself I could not for the life of me imagine, unless they had adopted some new system of warfare, one element of which consisted in kidnapping as many of the enemy's officers as possible, without much reference to their importance or otherwise!
He had lost the Queen's favour, and, after having been one of the principal men at the Court, was treated with coldness and disdain. Essex's proud temper could not endure this, and he made plots against the Queen, one of which was to kidnap her and carry her off as his prisoner. Elizabeth heard of this, and sent her soldiers to seize him. Essex had then a house in the Strand, near St.
These speeches were certainly intended as a warning to Russia and a protest against her action in Bulgaria. After the departure of Prince Alexander, the Czar hit upon the device of restoring order to that "much-tried" country through the instrumentality of General Kaulbars, a brother of the General who had sought to kidnap Prince Alexander three years before.
They were rejected, and you were forbidden to renew the subject on pain of forfeiting her friendship forever. You left her presence, determined to be revenged. With this object you sought Dick and myself, and employed us to kidnap the child. There is the whole story, briefly told." John Somerville listened, with compressed lips and pale face.
"Well," said he, "in that case, Murray Davenport shall be made happy by me at about one o'clock to-morrow afternoon." "And you shall come to tea afterward and tell us all about it," cried Edna. "Flo, you must be here for the news, if I have to go in a hansom and kidnap you." "I think I can come voluntarily," said Florence, smiling through her tears.
'A plot, continued Concha, 'spreading over all Spain; the devil is surely in it, and I know the Carlists are. A plot, believe me, to assassinate and rob and kidnap. 'Yes, said the General with his tolerant little smile. 'Yes, my dear Padre. Some men are so bloodthirsty; is it not so?
"What has she got to do with it?" asked Jimmy, interested. For a moment Jerry hesitated, but the desire for sympathy and advice was too strong for him. And after all there was no harm in confiding in a good comrade like Jimmy. "It's like this," he said. "Miss Ann and me had got it all fixed up to kidnap the kid!" "What!" "Say, I don't mean ordinary kidnapping. It's this way.
"I heard Patty Cannon mutter that she was going to set her black man free to kidnap for her. Hark! I must fly." Hulda descended the ladder in time to surprise Cy James coming up. He bent his goose neck down as he leaned his hands upon his knees, and, looking up into her face, ejaculated, "Hokey-pokey! By smoke! And Pangymonum, too."
"Captain Phips," he said angrily, "you know who this man is?" "He is the guide to our treasure-house, Mr. Gering." "His name is Bucklaw a mutineer condemned to death, the villain who tried to kidnap Mistress Leveret." It was Bucklaw that replied. "Right right you are, Mr. Gering. I'm Bucklaw, mutineer, or what else you please. But that's ancient ancient. I'm sinner no more.
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