lives-by

Updated: June 24, 2025

And he returned to his business with a mind at ease. The friends pondered in silence the many events of the last few hours. At last Gerard said thoughtfully, "That she-bear saved both our lives-by God's will." "Like enough," replied Denys; "and talking of that, it was lucky we did not dawdle over our supper." "What mean you?"

Charles Reade - The Cloister and the Hearth