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Within an hour, partly refreshed, the King and his two followers entered the room where their dinner was spread, unbuckled and laid by their swords, and took their places at the well-furnished table, as a couple of fresh-looking serving-maids, under the guidance of the hostess, brought in the soup and plates, the mistress seeing to the helping and then retiring, leaving the guests to their repast.
He took off his boots, coat, vest, collar and tie, unbuckled his belt he was one of those eccentrics to whom the braces of civilisation were anathema and lay down on the outside of the bed, pulling the eiderdown over him. Sleep did not come to him readily. He turned from side to side, thinking, thinking, thinking. Suppose there had been some mistake in the time of the accident at Ashford?
When she had unbuckled Dan's collar and tossed it into the cart under the seat she inquired of the farm-hand as to where the new dog came from. "It beats me, Miss Searight," he answered; "never saw such a bird in these parts before; t'other belongs down to Applegate's." "Come, let's have a look at you," said Lloyd, putting back the whip; "let me see your collar."
Now because of the heat, Beltane laid by his bascinet, and, hearkening to the soft, cool ripple of the water, he straightway unbuckled his sword-belt and began to doff his heavy hauberk; perceiving the which, cometh Sir Fidelis to him something hastily. "What do you, messire?" he questioned. "Do, Fidelis?
For Euthyclos, as you will readily understand, was compelled to masquerade as a merchant-trader." Perion shook his head, and declared: "You offer enough to make me a wealthy man. But I would prefer a sword." At that Demetrios grimaced, saying, "I had hoped to get off more cheaply." He unbuckled the crosshandled sword which he now wore and handed it to Perion.
As he entered the apartment, he unbuckled his broadsword, and throwing it down with such violence that the weapon rolled to the other end of the room, 'I know not what, he exclaimed, 'withholds me from taking a solemn oath that I will never more draw it in his cause.
At length it came to this, that she took off her weighty bracelets, and shewed them to Scintilla, which she admiring, she also unbuckled her garters and a net-work purse, which she said was of the finest gold.
I therefore unbuckled my sabre, placed the little hand on my arm, and was about to proceed toward the table, when a shot, accompanied by a shout, was heard from the direction of the Rowanty. I went and buckled on my sword again. Then seeing Tom rise quickly to get his horse ready, he said I requested him to have my own resaddled, and returned to the table.
But the motto of Tito's life was, get all the pleasure you can, avoid all the pain. Soon the old scholar became a clog and a burden. One night, conscience battled for its life with Tito. At midnight the youth arose, unbuckled from his father's waist the leather belt stuffed with jewels, and fled into the night, leaving the gray-haired man among strangers whose language he could not speak.
No: once and for all, let a plain first person say it, I abjure personalities; my arrows are shot at a venture; and if they hit any one at all, it is only that he stands in my shaft's way, and the harness of his conscience is unbuckled.
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