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Recognizing an officer, the men halted a few paces away. "Sahib, for sum of rupees twenty I could hold tongue for twenty years, unless in meantime deceased, in which case " "Take 'em!" ordered Warrington; and the babu's fingers shut tight on the money. "Guard!" ordered Warrington. "Put this babu out into the street!" "Good night, sahib!" said the babu.
He must have recognised the little group formed by the Major, my comrades, and myself in the middle of the road, for he made straight for us. When he got to within twenty paces of us we recognised to our joy Sergeant Madelin, a non-commissioned officer of our second squadron, the squadron that had stayed in the trenches with the Colonel and the machine-gun section.
See the horses passagin' sideways!" "She done it a purpose," said the woman with a sniff. "An' I only hope you'll follow her example. Just as long as you think I'll keep, too." We reclosed when the funeral had left us twenty paces behind. A small boy stuck his head out of a carriage and watched us jealously. "Amazing! Amazing!" I murmured. "Is it regulation?" "No. Town-custom.
He mounted his horse to go and join her, and he was chatting to his aide-de-camp Rostaing about the means of bringing about a pacification, when, on arriving at a cross-road where several ways met, he felt himself struck in the right shoulder, almost under the arm, by a pistol-shot fired from behind a hedge at a distance of six or seven paces.
He chose positions difficult to approach, and covered all their avenues by swarms of Spanish and Portuguese riflemen, who were skilled in taking advantage of the inequalities of the ground; he placed a part of his artillery on the tactical crest of his position, and a part more to the rear, and riddled the advancing columns with a murderous artillery and musketry fire, while his excellent English infantry, sheltered from the fire, were posted a hundred paces in rear of the crest, to await the arrival of these columns; and when the latter appeared on the summit, wearied, out of breath, decimated in numbers, they were received with a general discharge of artillery and musketry and immediately charged by the infantry with the bayonet.
Yu can take this gun an yu can do one of three things with it, which are: walk out in th' open a hundred paces an' then turn an walk toward me after you face me yu can set it a-going whenever yu want to; the second is, put it under yore hat an' I'll put mine an' th' others back by the cayuses. Then we'll toss up an' th' lucky man gets it to use as he wants. Th' third is, shoot yourself." Mr.
While he was speaking, several large and heavy carriages, with six and four horses, followed the same path at two hundred paces behind these gentlemen; the curtains were open on the left side through which to see the King. In the first was the Queen; she was alone at the back, clothed in black and veiled. On the box was the Marechale d'Effiat; and at the feet of the Queen was the Princesse Marie.
Be keerful not to show the tip of your head, an' don't knock nothin' off'en the bank into the water. Watch fer trout. Look everywheres, an' drop in a bug now and then. I'll do the same fer the other stream. Then we'll come back here an' talk over what the fish has to say about the Injuns." Joe walked down stream a few paces, and, dropping on his knees, crawled carefully to the edge of the bank.
But in that huge pile all became so slight, so weak, that at sixty paces neither voice nor organ could be distinguished. On entering the basilica Pierre had fancied that it was quite empty and lifeless. There were, however, some people there, but so few and far between that their presence was not noticed. A few tourists wandered about wearily, guide-book in hand.
The next moment some one came quickly into the room and closed the door. It was Max! Diana fell back a step, staring incredulously. "You!" she exclaimed, breathlessly. "You!" He advanced a few paces into the room. He was very pale, and his face wore a curiously excited expression.
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