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Updated: June 1, 2025
I never saw such a petard of a man; I think the devil was in him. He had two favourite expressions: 'it is logical, or illogical, as the case might be: and this other, thrown out with a certain bravado, as a man might unfurl a banner, at the beginning of many a long and sonorous story: 'I am a proletarian, you see. Indeed, we saw it very well.
Hence the message from Charleston: With cannon, mortar and petard We tender you our Beauregard with the response from Washington precipitating the conflict of theories into a combat of arms for which neither party was prepared.
The camp, as all camps ever were, was full of strange yarns "shaves" about what was going on at Omdurman, and the Khalifa's intentions. "Abdullah would fight? No, he would run away; he was laying down mines in the Nile to blow up our gunboats. A Tunisian had devised a torpedo, but as it was being lowered from a dervish boat, the machine exploded, and the engineer was hoisted with his own petard."
Such was the bent and woe-begone figure that was now half-supported, half-led into the midst of the band. "'From whence comes this man? asked Petard, regarding him curiously. "'He was found lurking about our outskirts, captain, and we thought it best to arrest and bring him in. "'It is well, continued the captain of the robbers. 'What have you to say for yourself, fellow?
Captain Robert lay scarcely fifteen paces from us, and by his side the hammer, spike, and petard he had carried. He and they were visible in the glow of ruddy light that poured down on the bridge.
I know nothing of you whatever you have named me; and, knowing me to be Julian Peveril, know you may travel with me in perfect security." "The devil I do!" answered his companion. "I travel in the same security as with a lighted petard, which I may expect to explode every moment.
The Commissioners of the General Assembly made protests on various points, but were pacified after the security of the Kirk had been guaranteed. Finally, Hamilton prepared a parliamentary mine, which would have blown the Treaty of Union sky-high, but on the night when he should have appeared in the House and set the match to his petard he had toothache!
The petard was promptly laid against the door; a train was led close alongside the wall to the corner of the house, round which the seamen also sheltered themselves; a match was put to it; there was a loud report and a stunning concussion, followed by the sound of rending timber; and the landing party dashed forward again, round the angle of the building, and in through the breach formed by the explosion.
'The Swedish petard you brought in as such a precious treasure, boy, has indeed done its work. Can't you hear the shouts of the enemy's storming-party? But, he went on with a sudden outburst of enthusiasm, 'do not let them think they will get into the town, for all that!
Like men goaded to despair, they pressed on, and actually reached the archway beyond, which, defended by a strong gate, closed up the way. Whole files now fell at every discharge; but others took their places, to fall as rapidly beneath the murderous musketry. "A petard to the gate!" is now the cry, "a petard, and the bridge is won!"
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