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Updated: April 30, 2025
Paul Griggs, who was old-fashioned, called motor-cars 'sudden-death carts, and Margaret was inclined to agree with him. She cared for none of these things. Nevertheless there was a quiet thoroughgoing luxury in her existence, an unseen private extravagance, such as Rufus Van Torp, the millionaire, had never dreamt of.
The only trouble is that some of your excitable friends might see me in your company and include me in the sudden-death stakes." "Quite likely," Bryce said, with a smile. "I wouldn't be at all surprised if they hid behind a convenient hedge and potted us as we passed. But you needn't come if that's what you're afraid of."
Short of shooting our Pedro, nobody can make absolutely sure of his staying in the same place longer than he has a mind to; but I tell you, he lives in holy terror of my temper. That's why I put on my sudden-death air when I talk to him. And yet I wouldn't shoot him not I, unless in such a fit of rage as would make a man shoot his favourite dog. Look here, sir! This deal is on the square.
The first string was severed from her heart and this "slow, sudden-death" disturbed her reasoning faculties; she seemed stunned by it; unable to reflect, or even to feel her misery. The body was stolen out of the house the second night, and Mary refused to see her former companions.
The twitches and the last convulsive spasm were highly artistic and creditable to the histrionic powers of Moussa Isa, shot through the ear, and inwardly congratulating himself that he had yet a chance. But then he had had wide opportunity for observation, and plenty of good models, in the matter of sudden-death spasms and twitches, so the credit is the less.
He ran home, glad to be the bearer of the news, and told Mother that "Dave's got bit by a adder a sudden-death adder right on top o' the finger." How Mother screamed! "My God! whatever shall we do? Run quick," she said, "and bring Mr. Maloney. Dear! oh dear! oh dear!" Joe had not calculated on this injunction. He dropped his head and said sullenly: "Wot, walk all the way over there?"
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