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This convinced the other sultan that the stealer of the bird must also have been the deliverer of his daughter, and he resolved to join in the search. Accordingly, after three days of splendid entertainments and rejoicings, the two sultans, with the two princesses, and their united forces, moved towards Yemen.
On the sleeve of his coat was embroidered in gold the image of a key and seven sprays of water. He had great privileges and authority, and could condemn or reprieve any sort of criminal except, of course, a sheep stealer. He lived in a mansion beside the town, and this mansion was almost as famous as the seven famous springs. People travelled from far places to see it.
This convinced the other sultan that the stealer of the bird must also have been the deliverer of his daughter, and he resolved to join in the search. Accordingly, after three days of splendid entertainments and rejoicings, the two sultans, with the two princesses, and their united forces, moved towards Yemen.
One arm was thrown out; the strong, shapely hand lay with the palm open toward him, and there was infinite cheer and hospitality in the attitude. In the dim light the Skipper's features looked less firm and more kind; yet they were always kind. It was not possible that this was a bad man, a stealer of children, a pilferer of old men's cupboards.
Why, even among his own kind he is called 'Camous'; and you, who were bred in the Man camps, know what that means." "Of course, of course ha! most surely it means 'a stealer of things. But I meant not to liken you to him, Brother Shag it was only my fright; for even in my dreams I am always seeing the terrible Camous. I have cause to remember him, Shag it was this way. Did I ever tell you?"
"It's not a kid," said Clare, who had no slang; "it's a baby!" "Well! ain't a baby a kid, just?" Tommy did not know that the word stood for anything else than a child, which was indeed its meaning long before it was specially applied to the young of the goat. A kidnapper or kidnabber is a stealer of children. Mr. Skeat tells us that kid meant at first just a young one.
He is the stealer of the fire from heaven, in order to make men share the secret of the gods. Comparative philology tells us, however, that the Sanskrit Pramantha is a stick that produces fire.
He is a monkey-man a whipper of boys, a stealer of women, a cheat, a coward, a thing so foul the crows will not touch him when he dies " There was a roar. It was not the roar of a man, but of a beast and Jacques Dupont was on the platform! Quick as Dupont's movement had been it was no swifter than that of the closely-hooded stranger.
It was better to play the part of the wicked woman, the murderess, the stealer of hearts: and perhaps she was wicked; she had not thought of that before; the Malletts did not criticize their actions or analyse their minds and she had no intention of breaking their habits. She stood up again and said: 'Shall I call the nurse? 'You're not going yet? You've only been here a few minutes.
False to her dead husband's confidence in her, a breaker of seals, a stealer of poisons what an accusation against a defenseless woman! Oh, my poor dear Minna! how she must feel it; she doesn't possess her mother's strength of mind. I shall fly to Wurzburg to comfort her. My father may say what he pleases; I can't leave these two persecuted women without a friend.
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