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He evidently thought that a plucky foe, worthy of his steel, was most desirable, while to my mind it appeared obvious that the pluckier the foe the longer and more resolute would be the resistance, and, as a consequence, the greater the amount of bloodshed and of suffering to the women, children, and aged, the heavier the drain on the resources of both empires, and of addition to the burdens of generations yet unborn.
"I really think Helen is pluckier and stronger than me. But I imagine you have already made up your mind." "I have; for all that, I'm afraid. If I have bad luck, Helen will have to pay. I know she was willing to marry Charnock, but she was very young then and he was rich compared with me." "Then I suppose a little money would be a useful help?" "It would, in one way," Festing agreed.
Gamest thing I ever saw a woman do," he said in an undertone to Keller, with whom he was now standing a little apart. The latter agreed. "Never saw the beat of it. She's scared stiff, too. Makes it all the pluckier. What will you do with her?" "Take her along with me back to the ranch." "I wouldn't do that," said the young man quickly. "Wouldn't you?" Weaver's hard gaze went over him haughtily.
Then, he added, suddenly: "Of course you know how we feel about our rescue. It was plucky of you." "Pluckier in the girl," was the reply. "Brave enough," the honest rejoinder. Gaston had an impulse to say, "Shall I thank her for you?" but he was conscious how little right he had to be ironical with Warren Gasgoyne, and he held his peace.
"Ho, sir," he broke out in a tone very different from his well-controlled voice of service, "I never seen a pluckier thing done, nor a gamer fight put up. You make me too proud, sir, with your 'and man to man ... I was shamed, sir, till I couldn't bear it when I came to and learned that I 'ad not stayed with you, sir, to the end.
He was half-afraid to do so and wanted to think about her. She was pluckier than he had imagined and was obviously sincere, since she did not know Jim would be rich, but he doubted if she could keep it up. Jim was rude and tempestuous, and she would not be satisfied with him long.
Keith took the glass from his eyes, looked at her, and paid her the compliment of deciding to tell her, just as if she were a man. "Nothing, only he might run across a snake," he said. "Rattlers." Beatrice drew her breath hard, but she was plucky. Keith thought he had never seen a pluckier girl, and the West can rightfully boast brave women. She touched Rex with the whip. "Come," she commanded.
Then, he added, suddenly: "Of course you know how we feel about our rescue. It was plucky of you." "Pluckier in the girl," was the reply. "Brave enough," the honest rejoinder. Gaston had an impulse to say, "Shall I thank her for you?" but he was conscious how little right he had to be ironical with Warren Gasgoyne, and he held his peace.
They are fast and strong enough, but I have often found them bad at tackling, and they are too fond of their keeper ever to make an affectionate faithful dog to the European. Another somewhat similar breed is the Tazi. This, although not so large a dog as the Rhamporee, is a much pluckier animal, and when well trained will tackle a jackal with the utmost determination.
But Ketley was pluckier than his appearance indicated, and the duels between the two were a constant source of amusement in the bar of the "King's Head." "Well, Herbert, the omen wasn't altogether up to the mark this time," said Journeyman, with a malicious twinkle in his small brown eyes. "No, it was one of them unfortunate accidents."
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