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She was literally torn apart, ripped wide open, beaten into a pulp, smashed into kindling wood, annihilated. When I came to I was in the water, swimming automatically, though I was about two-thirds drowned. How I got there I had no recollection. I remembered seeing the Petite Jeanne fly to pieces at what must have been the instant that my own consciousness was buffetted out of me.
In this manner he was buffetted about between them for some time, and finally escaped with a ruined constitution and a broken heart. But the day of retribution was at hand, and a terrible mischance brought the murders to light.
Here too the young seaman might come for instruction in the art of navigation, simple and imperfect as it must have been. Here too the aged seaman buffetted by the storm might seek refuge from its fury, obtain rest and refreshment, and instructions for the continuance of his voyage.
He swam, and struggled, he buffetted the turmoil. The waves went over his head again and again, the whirlpools caught him and flung him on the cruel rocks.
Do you know that you have no right to say Karl Hubers was mocked by fate, made sport of, buffetted about? Do you know," his face went white as he said this, slowly "that I would be a thousand times willing to give up my two eyes yes, and lay down my life just to know, as he knew, that love was great and life was good?" The tears remained undried upon her cheek. He held her. "Look deeper.
Alexander had withdrawn to her improvised shack and wrapped herself in her blanket. Brent gazed with a sort of hypnotized intentness on the wildness of the picture before him an orgy of fire, wind and water. Through the wet mountains the wind shrieked and buffetted until ancient trees, made brittle by long freezing, went down.
He would have believed in it turned to it eagerly the letter shows that. Do you wonder that there is nothing but darkness in my soul that I want nothing else? Look at Karl's life! Always cut off just this side of achievement! Every battle stopped right in the hour of victory! Made great only to have his greatness buffetted about like held up for sport! I will say it!
Several months were passed very profitably in England, and as pleasantly as was possible for persons who had been so long buffetted by the storms of adversity, who were exiles from their native land, and who knew not in what direction to look for a home of safety.
The play, and nothing but the play was certainly the thing; the hapless stranger was buffetted in a maelstrom of theatrical activity. The very air reeked of calcium and grease paint. The sidewalks were crowded with actors of all ages, some smartly dressed, others seedy-looking and down at heel.
This victory of the worthy doctor and his aid amounted to this, they were as they were before, without being any better, but much the worse, seeing they were so much buffetted that they could hardly speak, but sat for some moments opposite to each other, gasping for breath, and staring each other in the face without speaking.
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