 | Theodore Edward Hook - 1824 - 1102 páginas
...: "news of Fanny." He broke it open, and read with inexpressible delight these lines : — " Kvery step we take must be cautious : we are watched —...wheels rattled quickly, the horses seemed to fly, and Edward, perfectly uncertain whether he was doing a wise or a foolish thing at the moment, but deeply... | |
 | 1852 - 1070 páginas
...sooner did he understand that she was going to send him away from her, than, overcome with terror, he took to his heels, and ran as fast as he could towards home again. Meantime, the coach drove by, and Letty, who could not overtake him, set off back... | |
 | Oliver Ellsworth Wood - 1871 - 362 páginas
...give the countersign !" responded Dubois in a terrible voice. M. Sylvester was so much frightened that he took to his heels and ran as fast as he could to the hotel, leaving the lady trembling, and strange to say of one generally so active, incapable... | |
 | George Mac Gregor - 1884 - 332 páginas
...isle," a low part of the yard. To his horror some one jumped on the animal's back, and made towards him. He took to his heels, and ran as fast as he could, never stopping until he had gained a safe hiding in a farm on the side of the Tay, at a point about... | |
 | Zacharias Topelius - 1927 - 310 páginas
...from among the branches, while the whole forest was snoring like the growling of a thousand bears. He took to his heels and ran as fast as he could along the forest path. "I will have to look out for myself. There is danger in the woods. I think I... | |
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Mercy upon us, what on earth shall I do, madam! my mind is so occupied — my time, my business so urgent — what in the world is to become of me?" " Am I slighted, then, Sir?" exclaimed the indignant lady. " You shall repent this ! " — Upon which... 