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Updated: June 9, 2025
There is no way but to march coolly up to them, receive their fire, and fall in upon them, pell-mell Ding dong, added Trim. Horse and foot, said my uncle Toby. Helter Skelter, said Trim. Right and left, cried my uncle Toby.
Heaven only knows what next ensued; but in a jiffy the whole market-place was as white with scattered meal as if it had been covered with snow, and the farmers were seen flying helter skelter out at the townhead, pursued by the mob, in a hail and whirlwind of stones and glaur. Then the drums were heard beating to arms, and the soldiers were seen flying to their rendezvous.
"'They built this City of Light from phosphorescent stone quarried from the Mountains of Tiniti. Formerly the spirits came helter skelter to Mars all over its surface and went wandering about, helped to reincarnation by the various villagers or citizens.
They followed the direction of his gaze, but could see nothing save the quivering sunshine above them. Suddenly one in the crowd gave a shriek which those who heard it never forgot, and fell to the ground like one dead. With a wild, terrible laugh the preacher gathered up his long gown and fled onwards, and the crowd scattered helter skelter, terrified and desperate.
The boy went at once to his cabin and began hunting in his suit case for a little medicine chest which he always carried. He wanted arnica for his bruised side. To his surprise he could not find it. He gave his bag a thorough search, tumbling garments, trinkets, souvenirs, curiosities, helter skelter over his bunk, but failed to find his case. The loss of the medical carry-all distressed Madden.
Without staying to accept the money which the merchants were actually offering, without packing up their own property, in many cases even throwing away their arms, they fled, helter skelter, some plunging into the Scheid, some skimming along the dykes, some rushing across the open fields.
Schenk, desperately wounded, was left almost alone upon the wharf, for his routed followers had plunged helter skelter into the boats, several of which, overladen in the panic, sank at once, leaving the soldiers to drown or struggle with the waves. The game was lost. Nothing was left the freebooter but retreat.
'I hardly know, I imagine that it was with some dim idea of Marjorie's being able to get in if she returned while I was absent, but the truth is I was in such a condition of helter skelter that I am not prepared to swear that I had any reasonable reason. 'I suppose there is no doubt that you did leave it open? 'Absolutely none, on that I'll stake my life.
And he fell on his knees and worshipped her; he said that he did not care if the administration of prisons and the school for black sheep went to the devil; he did not know what manner of woman she was; he only knew that he loved her. She replied that she had nothing but contempt for him, and went helter skelter to Paris. He followed at her heels.
Instead of allowing the precursory fire-ships to drift down the stream, at the regular intervals agreed upon, he despatched them all rapidly, and helter skelter, one after another, as fast as they could be set forth on their career. Not long afterwards, he sent the two "hellburners," the 'Fortune' and the 'Hope, directly in their wake.
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