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A laugh of triumph burst from the lips of the half intoxicated Desborough, but it was scarcely uttered before it was succeeded by a yell of pain, and the hand that had contrived to entwine itself, with resistless force and terrible intent, in the waving hair of the youth, fell suddenly from its grasp, enabling its victim at length to free himself altogether and start once more to his feet.
Desborough was sitting now at the upper end of the table, with the Colonial Secretary, Major Buckley, Captain Blockstrop, Captain Brentwood, and Doctor Mulhaus. They looked very serious indeed. "It was a very lucky thing, Desborough," said the Major, "that you happened to meet Captain Blockstrop. He has now, you perceive, handed over the care of these rascals to you.
Desborough never seemed to hanker much after his English relatives as long as I knew him, but now that I and Sadie are over here, why we guessed we might look 'em up and sort of sample 'em! 'Desborough' 's rather a good name," added the lady, with a complacency that, however, had a suggestion of query in it. "Yes," said the consul; "from the French, I fancy." "Mr.
Desborough! here was a Colonel Desborough never mind! Come!" She dreads to. She begs not to. She is drawn away. The woods are silent, and then "What think you of that for a pretty pastoral?" says a very different voice. Adrian reclined against a pine overlooking the fern-covert.
Before Grantham could anticipate the movement, the active and powerful Desborough had closed with him in a manner to prevent his making use of his pistol, had he even so desired. In the next instant it was wrested from him, and thrown far from the spot on which he struggled with his adversary, but at fearful odds, against himself.
In their fall the table had been overturned, and with it the knife which Desborough had used with his horrid repast. As the light from the blazing fire fell upon the blade, it had once caught the unassailed eye of the officer, and was the next moment clutched in his grasp.
Challoner was very red in the face, perhaps from having groped after his cigar. 'I do not remember to have had the pleasure, he responded huskily. 'Well, and Mr. Godall? asked Mrs. Desborough. 'Are you the lady that has an appointment with old began Somerset, and paused blushing. 'Because if so, he resumed, 'I was to announce you at once.
To mine alone am I responsible. Let the scoundrel be well secured," he pursued, as the last of the litters at length defiled, and addressing the men to whom Desborough had been given in charge.
She owed her escape from hanging to a finding of the Court of Assistants that the jury's verdict did not legally answer to the indictment, and she was set "free from further suffering or imprisonment." JAMES WALKLEY. Hartford, 1662. Arrested. Fled to Rhode Island. KATHERINE HARRISON. Wethersfield, 1669. Convicted; discharged. See account in previous chapter. NICHOLAS DESBOROUGH. Hartford, 1683.
The man soon returned with a message to say that Desborough was by all means to be detained, and secured, until the General, who was still absent, should determine on his final-disposal.
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