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The rhinoceros swerved toward him, with the probable intention of goring the prostrate man with the formidable horn, but it had no chance. Once more the young inventor fired, this time with a heavier charge, and the animal instantly toppled over dead. "Are you hurt?" asked Tom anxiously, as he ran to his friend. Mr. Damon got up slowly.
The police magistrate was away on a month's leave, and the other magistrates would not be likely to attend before the end of the week, anyway. So I must make myself comfortable where I was. Comfortable! 'Had they caught Jim? 'Well, not that he'd heard of; but Goring said it was impossible for him to get away. At twelve he'd bring me some dinner.
Tibbs is a remarkably intelligent man, and we had an interesting argument about Maury's observations on ocean currents, which we terminated by going down into his cabin to consult the original work. There we found Goring, rather to the Captain's surprise, as it is not usual for passengers to enter that sanctum unless specially invited.
From a balcony right overhead a soldier shot at him, missed, and laughed uproariously. Then he reloaded and began firing among the bullocks, now jammed and goring one another at the entrance of a narrow alley. And his shots seemed to be a signal for a general salvo of random musketry.
We made our way to this imposing-looking structure, but, on reaching the opening in the stockade, the multitude stopped and squatted down upon their hams, while I was led through into the enclosure by a few of the chiefs and elders of the tribe, Goring accompanying us, and in fact directing the proceedings.
On December 19, the Prince, who cannot have been far from Paris, sent Goring thither 'to get my big Muff and portfeul. I do not know which lady he addressed, on December 10, as 'l'Adorable, 'avec toute la tendresse possible. On November 28, 'R. Jackson' writes from England. He saw Dr.
Butting then and goring all before him, and mad and wild like an ower-driven steer, he ploughs up the tender furrow all insensible to Louisa's complaints; nothing can stop, nothing can keep out a fury like his: with which, having once got its head in, its blind rage soon made way for the rest, piercing, rending, and breaking open all obstruction.
Goring leaving the schooner at midnight, when you expected to see Miss Sheldon, that don't prove Miss Sheldon wasn't aboard there!" "Hey, Rolfe!" the skipper roared, "keep an eye on that schooner and hurry up with those leaks! Stand by until I get back!" In a couple of minutes Barry was in the punt and well away from the ship, paddling swiftly towards the wharf astern of the schooner.
Little wonder that the poor sailors are superstitious when I, an educated man, feel it so strongly. October 25. Made a good run all day. Feel listless and depressed. October 26. Goring, Harton, and I had a chat together on deck in the morning.
The passion of her anger and despair stormed through her veins again with yet greater violence, but this time George Goring was forgotten and all its waves broke impotently against that adversary whose diabolical power she was so impotent to resist, who might return to-morrow, to-day for aught she knew.
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