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"Corpo di Baccho!" exclaimed the rider. "I shall sleep for a century." He stretched luxuriously and, unslinging a gun from his shoulder, leaned it against the wall. Blake was surprised to find it a late model of an American repeating rifle. "Francesca!" he called loudly. "Madonna mia, I am famished!" "Francesca was here a moment ago," Norvin volunteered. "In a frightful temper, too." "Just so!
You came here to show me the precious treasures you possess; I desire you to exhibit them." "Of course we will," I said, unslinging my telescope. He looked at it, putting the field-glass to his eye, when he saw his own ugly face reflected in it. "Bismillah! it's wonderful," he cried out.
He eased the boat away, and the shadow of the great brown lug fell upon him comfortably. "It's all very wonderful," he said, his eyes on the musing waters. "It's a miracle nothing less," replied the Parson, unslinging the despatch-bag. "This bag did me yeoman service. Look!"
From side to side he sprung to avoid its fearful tusks; but in vain did the point of his weapon seek an entrance to its case-hardened flesh. At last, unslinging his battle-axe, he clove the head of the monster down to the mouth, and with a second blow cut it completely off; then placing it on the staff of his spear, he ordered Pedrillo to bear it behind him.
Two or three were in advance of the rest, and one especially seemed to be gaining on me. I would not willingly have taken his life, but too probably, should I not stop his progress, he would take mine. Having reached a rock, I sprang behind it; then unslinging my rifle, I stepped out and took steady aim at the advancing foe, who fell back shot through the body.
Standing up in my stirrups I saw that it was the head of a kangaroo who was engaged in pulling off the foliage. I called to Bracewell and my brother, hoping that if we could get nearer before the creature moved away, we might shoot it. Throwing the halter of the baggage-horse, which I had been leading, to Toby, I rode towards the spot, unslinging my rifle and as I did so ramming down a ball.
I saw half a dozen unslinging them, and I knew that without shield I was done, and in that moment a thought came to me. I suppose that danger sharpens one's wits, for I saw that in the little boat was my last chance. I had not time to draw her to the side, and so I cut her painter, which was fast to a cleat close to me, and as I did so the first arrow missed my head.
Then he made her sit on a bank by the roadside and unslinging his knapsack dropped beside her. "Well?" he asked. She looked down the road toward the scene of her misfortune, the smile, half plaintive, half whimsical, that had been hovering on her lips suddenly breaking. "If you scold me I shall cry." "I'm not going to scold," he said kindly. "That wouldn't help matters."
Several months had passed away since Eric had quitted home, when one day a man, with a large pack on his back, presented himself at the Castle-gate, and demanded to see the Knight. He was admitted. "Well, friend, what would you with me?" asked the Knight. "I have books to sell, and will show them to you forthwith," answered the colporteur, unslinging his pack.
There they threw themselves from saddle; one of the men took the reins of the four horses while Dean and the other two, unslinging carbine and crouching low, went hurriedly on up the slope until they came within a few yards of the nearest scout. "Indians!" he called to them as soon as they were within earshot. "But they don't seem to be on lookout for us at all.
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