 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1859 - 618 Seiten
...hand, the dagger with the other : I was not willing that my weapons should share the fate of the watch. Thus armed, I looked round the floor — no sign of...he concentred all my attention on himself. Slowly he rose up, all his hair bristling, and stood perfectly rigid, :mJ with the same wild stare. I had... | |
 | 1859 - 826 Seiten
...hand, the dagger with the other : I was not willing that my weapons should share the fute of the watch. Thus armed, I looked round the floor — no sign of..."No; be on your guard." The dog now roused himself end sat on his haunches, his ears moving quickly backwards and forwards. He kept his eyes fixed on... | |
 | 1859 - 1036 Seiten
...hand, the dagger with the other : I was not willing that my weapons should share tho fate of the watch. Thus armed, I looked round the floor — no sign of...slow, loud, distinct knocks were now heard at the hed-head ; my servant called out, " Is that you, sir ?" "No; he on your guard." The dog now roused... | |
 | 1861 - 878 Seiten
...hand, the dagger with the other : I was not willing that my weapons should share the fate of the watch. Thus armed, I looked round the floor — no sign of...himself and sat on his haunches, his ears moving quickly backward and forward. He kept his eyes fixed on me with a look so strange that he concentred all my... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Edward George E.L. Bulwer- Lytton (1st baron.) - 1864 - 378 Seiten
...hand, the dagger with the other: I was not willing that my weapons should share the fate of the watch. Thus armed, I looked round the floor — no sign of...he concentred all my attention on himself. Slowly he rose up, all his hair bristling, and stood perfectly rigid, and with the same wild stare. I had... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1865 - 396 Seiten
...willing that my weapons should share the fate of the watch. Thus armed, I looked round the floor—no sign of the watch. Three slow, loud, distinct knocks...bed-head ; my servant called out, " Is that you, sir?" " ISTo ; be on your guard." The dog now roused himself and sat on his haunches, his ears moving quickly... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1874 - 216 Seiten
...hand, the dagger with the other: I was not willing that my weapons should share the fate of the watch. Thus armed, I looked round the floor: no sign of the...•and sat on his haunches, his ears moving quickly backward and forward. He kept his eye fixed on me with a look so strange that he concentred all my... | |
 | Charles Casey - 1876 - 634 Seiten
...hand, the dagger with the other : I was not willing that my weapons should share the fate of the watch. Thus armed, I looked round the floor — no sign of...his eyes fixed on me with a look so strange that he concentrated all my attention on himself. Slowly he rose up, all his hair bristling, and stood perfectly... | |
 | Magdalen School (University of Oxford) - 1880 - 540 Seiten
...hand, the dagger with the other ! I was not willing that my weapons should share the fate of the watch. Thus armed, I looked round the floor, — no sign...his eyes fixed on me with a look so strange that he concentrated all my attention on himself. Slowly he rose up, all his hair bristling, and stood perfectly... | |
 | 1892 - 396 Seiten
...hand, the dagger with the other. I was not willing that my weapons should share the fate of the watch. Thus armed I looked round the floor — no sign of...out, " Is that you, sir? " " No; be on your guard." I SPRANG UP, SEIZING THE REVOLVER." — JL The dog now roused himself and sat on his haunches, his... | |
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... swayed as by a wind. At the same moment the watch beside the revolver softly slid from the table, — softly, softly, — no visible hand ; it was gone. I sprang up, seizing the revolver with the one hand, the dagger with the other : I was not willing... 
