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Updated: June 12, 2025
He ran up into the shrubbery that bordered the road, and next minute the sound of the horse's feet was heard in the distance, as the boat skimmed swiftly out to sea under the powerful impulse of its stalwart crew. A few minutes later and, as the Moor had prophesied, pistol-shots were heard on shore.
Faint sounds of musketry or pistol-shots came across the water then three or four great guns were fired the sides of the ships were close together, or rather, the bow of the English frigate was fast to the Frenchman's side. "They are boarding," cried Harry; "I know it must be that then our fellows will win the day. The Frenchman's flag will be down directly. Watch! watch! I know it will."
No sooner had they sighted their quarry than Jack's horse stepped in a hole and went head-long which was bad enough. When he got up he planted a foot hastily on Jack's diaphragm and then bolted straight for the peacefully slumbering herd which was worse. With stirrup-straps snapping like pistol-shots, he tore down through the dreaming cattle, with none to stop him or say him nay.
I 'll make it as clear as day to you that it was the detective himself who fired the three pistol-shots." It was not so much the desire to have this point elucidated as to make a closer study of Mr. Jaffrey that led me to accept his invitation. Mr.
The enemy's fire slackened. I ordered ours to cease, and directed Mr. Sutherland, the master, to run the frigate on board, with intention effectually to prevent her retreat. The enemy's side thrust our guns back into the ports. The whole were then discharged. The effect and crash were dreadful. Their decks were deserted. Three pistol-shots were the unequal return.
One long hand, with fingers outstretched, was raised above his head. The brilliant eyes searched the surrounding sea of faces for those he knew; as one by one he found them, lingered, conquered. Silence fell intense. "Men! Gentlemen!" The words went out like pistol-shots reaching every acute ear. "Listen to me. I've a right to speak. Stop a moment, all of you, and think.
Forêt and La Chesnaye sallied from the gate. Pistol-shots rang out as they rounded the ship's prow into shadow. At the same instant, a man flung forward out of the frost cloud beating for admittance. M. de Radisson opened. "The Indians! The Indians! Where are the New Englanders?" cried the man, pitching headlong in.
At this our young trooper clapped spurs to Señorita, flung himself flat on her back, and dashed away on his chosen road, followed by a scattering volley of pistol-shots, and by four of the best mounted among the guerillas, who, at their captain's command, sprang after him in hot pursuit. Derisive term applied by Spaniards to Cuban insurgents.
And, what is of more importance," he went on quickly, as though to turn her mind from the mysterious pistol-shots, "should we get out of this alive, I shall already have said what under ordinary conditions I might not have found the courage to tell you in many months." He waited as though hopeful of a reply, but Miss Dale remained silent.
A moment since we were firing, under cover, at an exposed enemy; now it was we who lay uncovered, and could not return a blow. The log-house was full of smoke, to which we owed our comparative safety. Cries and confusion, the flashes and reports of pistol-shots, and one loud groan, rang in my ears. "Out, lads, out and fight 'em in the open! Cutlasses!" cried the captain.
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