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Beppo looked severe and haughty. A strange man, in the place of Hans, beside Beppo, watched the crowd with keen and vigilant eyes. On the box between them, under his hand, the new footman had placed a revolver. Beppo sat as far away from it as he dared. The crowd lined up, and smiled and cheered. And Prince Ferdinand William Otto sat very straight; and bowed right and left, smiling.
If he remained clutched in the Indian's embrace there would be only one end. He would die, and Minnetaki would be more than ever in the power of her captor. There was only one chance now, and that was to break away, at least to free himself enough to get hold of his revolver. He was nerving himself for the strain when, turning his head a trifle sidewise, he saw Minnetaki.
Heatherbloom, though surprised and outnumbered, struggled as best he might; his weapon rang out; then, as they pressed closer, he defended himself with the butt of his revolver and his fist. There could be but one end to the unequal contest. The girl a helpless spectator realized that, though she could with difficulty perceive what took place, it was all so chaotic.
In the second place, they're working over a stretch of ground where rattlesnakes are thick. Your coolness today served you better than a pistol would have done. If you had had a revolver, and had drawn it, Pete would have drilled you through the head." "Drilled me through the head -with what?" asked Tom, smiling. "With a bullet, of course, young man," retorted Mr. Thurston.
"There are hoof-marks here!" grunted the Major, "five of 'em. The Dutchman has gone into the thicket. Hulloo!" he added, precipitately "there go the carbines!" I heard, clearly, two explosions in rapid succession; then a general discharge, as of several persons firing at once, and at last, five continuous reports, fainter, but more regular, and like the several emptyings of a revolver.
Flatbush was, indeed, a splendid shot, and he fired twice at the rope with his revolver, but missed each time on account of the uncertain light and the swaying motion of the rope. "Give me my rifle," he called, and one of the men fetched it for him. Ted was within fifteen feet of the top when Flatbush, leaning against the opposite wall, took deliberate aim and fired.
The doors to starboard and to port were both open; and as the Elsinore rolled a draught through the chart-house hall my lungs filled with pure, cool air. As I drew myself across the high threshold and pulled Margaret after me, from very far away I heard the cries of men and the reports of rifle and revolver.
He then staggered toward his own room, and I, remembering the loaded revolver which still lay on the chest of drawers, tried to intercept him.
"It is of no use to run any risks," said Malipieri. "If we go down to kill him he may kill one of us first, especially if he has a revolver. There is no hurry, I tell you. Do you happen to know how long it takes to starve a man to death?" "Without water, a man cannot live a week, sir. That is the best idea you have had yet." "Yes. We will wall him up in the vault. That is easy enough.
"But suppose still further," continued Ned, assuming the air of a philosopher discussing a profoundly-abstruse point in science "suppose that, being the stronger man, I should prevent you from kicking me by knocking you down, what then?" "Why, then, I'd be compelled to snuff you out slick off?" Sam Scott smiled as he spoke, and touched the handle of his revolver.
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