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'Come, Finigan, says a strange voice, 'put out the candle, except you wish us to make a candlestick of the thatch, says he 'or to give you a prod of a bagnet under the ribs, says he. "It was a folly for one man to go to bell-the-cat with a whole crowd; so he blew the candle out, and next minute they rushed in, and went as straight as a rule to Mary's bed.
Strain, and if you like wine in it, add half a glass; turn it into a gravy boat. Place the pig upon a large, hot platter, surrounded with parsley or celery tops; place a green wreath around the neck, and a sprig of celery in its mouth. In carving, cut off its head first; split down the back, take off its hams and shoulders, and separate the ribs.
"Usually, in cases of this sort, the rascal who betrays his friends receives short shrift from those who make use of him. He knows too much for their safety, and gets a knife between his ribs as soon as his services cease to be valuable." "I must confess that I don't begin to grasp the bearings of this affair," admitted Curtis.
With that she swerved the horse about, kicked her feet into his ribs and dashed away, the man clinging on behind her, his dark features devoid of expression. An oath brought my head about. Crabtree was on his feet, his hand drawing his ax, his face livid with rage. "Curse you!" he stuttered. "Ye sp'iled my baggin' the three of 'em!"
Perhaps your teacher can show you the skeleton of some animal. You will notice how the rings, or ribs, slant and are joined by hinges behind to the backbone and in front to the breastbone. It looks somewhat like a cage, doesn't it? Put your hands on the sides of your chest and you can feel your own ribs. Do they slant upward or downward? This chest-cage is our breathing-machine.
'Don't you ever be surprised, my friend, if you hear of my being found with a bullet through my head or a knife between my ribs! 'What do you mean? said I. 'Nonsense! He laughed again, and pulled out this envelope. 'All right, he answered. 'You read that! I read what was in the envelope, sir and I now pass it to you!"
They seem to be laughing their ribs loose, and there's one girl there that appears to be going all to pieces. I never saw such a man as you before. I think you are the very last possibility in the way of an ass." "What have I done?" I answered, with heat. "What have you done? You've got up at half past seven o'clock in the evening to see the sun rise, that's what you've done."
To-night of all nights shalt thou feel the Indians' blade between thy ribs." "Fight him, amigo," I said. "I shall enforce fair play." But my friend Reyes whom I knew to be a man of both strength and courage, weakened, being cowed with the superstition of the unlucky Noche Triste. "Tomorrow I shall fight thee, Indian," he answered "not at nighttime, like a thieving coyote."
"Were you hurt?" cried Frank excitedly. "Felt as if my ribs were all crushed in. But what about you?" "I suppose I turned faint," said Frank. "I didn't know anything till I found myself here, and this lady giving me water." "Oh, I'm not a lady, my dear," said the woman, smiling, "only a laundress as does for some of the gentlemen in the Temple.
Bremen got off his horse, and, offering it to Alexander, took the bridle of the other and examined him. "He has his ribs broken, sir," said the Hottentot, "two of them, if not more." "No wonder, poor fellow; lead him gently, Bremen. Oh, here comes the Major. Now we shall know what has occurred; and there is Swanevelt and the two men."