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...anguish -- Desperate fight on the causeways -- The Spaniards fall into a fatal trap -- A terrible slaughter at the breach -- Awful sacrifice of Spanis... ...rmounted by throwing them over again into the water. THE SPANIARDS FALL INTO A TRAP AND MEET WITH AWFUL DISASTER. The obstinacy of the Mexicans, despi... ...rong to be successfully met in open fight; the Spaniards considered the bandit trapped, and the Admiral sent word to him to surrender in two days, or ... ...e war with a little plunder, as well as prestige, was necessary to recruit the finances and to maintain ,the profligate Louis' reputation for greatnes... ...em to be spectators. It consisted of fish of different kinds, among which were lobsters, and birds of a species unknown to us; these were either roast... ...hite and his shape from his gils to his tale like a mackarall, his head like a lobster, where on his fore part grewe forthe his twined horn above six ...
...y goal is avoiding painful withdrawal and whose major path to that goal is financed through crime. Dispensing pain, as a way of showing one‘s superio... ... goal is avoiding painful withdrawal and whose major path to that goal is financed through crime. ―Dispensing pain, to show their superior... ...aying from galaxy to galaxy, using volcanoes for holes and moons for sand traps. Or maybe he designed his own golf courses?‖ . --―Impossible. Eve... ... in value by over 25,000 times since it was bought. He also conceived and financed the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore westward to the Pacific... ...lief. We humans seem to have a great ability to delude ourselves with the trappings of our traditions and thereby blind ourselves to the open avenues... ...ul of a clam I ate in a spaghetti vognole? If they go to heaven, do all lobsters have their own heaven? All rattlesnakes? All great white sharks? H... ...o the barred windows above, women of varying degrees of desirability were trapped in a lifeless life, a world of misery without end. And today they ...
...ith the freedom of the man and the traveller, and laying down the law upon finance with the authority of the successful investor. But this programme w... ...receded him years before; and many other leading citizens, with the proper trappings and atten- dance of the end. And now, in that frosty, ill-smellin... ...nd I dare say you remember enough of the governor to guess the state of my finances.’ ‘The trouble is,’ said John, ‘that all my stamps are in that bea... ...ays he had been married, and driven his wife and infant daughter in a pony trap. What were the steps of his declen- sion? No one exactly knew. Here he... ...l—all about my father, will you not?’ Dick helped her to get her sketching traps together; and when all was ready, she gave Dick her hand and a frank ... ...w many fathers, lay and clerical, go upstairs every day with a face like a lobster and cod’s eyes—and are dull, upon the back of it—not even mirth for...
...ng people talk about things which interested him, he fenced in his best style with Master Bazin, but it was pure loss of time; beyond the tiresome and... ... let not the bird which passes over our heads, the rabbit which sports on the downs, the fish which bounds from the waters, hear us. Our business is t... ...rge and deep enough for a man to turn in it at his ease. The bottom and sides, prop- erly upholstered, formed a bed sufficiently soft to prevent the r... ...he king’s treasurer?” “How — why the king’s treasurer?” “Well, since the king possesses a million, he must want a treasurer. The king of France, altho... ...sand recommendations, each more affectionate than the others. He would not have been sorry, nevertheless, to have caught a little hint of the secret h... ...oes eat; for instance, such things as we have on the table now; this pasty that has not been touched, these crawfish from the River Marne, of which we...
... in the country, hopping on all sorts of twigs, and amid a multiplicity of traps, and pecking up her food quite harmless and successful, Amelia lay sn... ... good society, that she ate and drank too much, and that a hot sup- per of lobsters profusely enjoyed at the Rectory was the rea- son of an indisposit... ...news. This was Sir Pitt. “Where’s Becky?” he said, coming in. “Where’s her traps? She’s coming with me to Queen’s Crawley.” “Have you not heard the as... ... confidential: how often those frank smiles which they wear so easily, are traps to cajole or elude or disarm—I don’t mean in your mere coquettes, but... ...nd would cheat her own mother at whist. Mrs. Captain Kirk must turn up her lobster eyes forsooth at the idea of an honest round game (wherein me fawth... ...sed to go of nights to a little club at a tavern, where he disposed of the finances of the na- tion. It was wonderful to hear him talk about millions,...
...ery in confi- dence to Peggotty, she informed me that her brother dealt in lobsters, crabs, and crawfish; and I afterwards found that a heap of these ... ...inking 42 David Copperfield Vol. I his face had this in common with the lobsters, crabs, and crawfish, that it went into the hot water very black, ... ... Copperfield Vol. I Peggotty s dwelling. We stopped under the lee of the lobster-outhouse to exchange an inno- cent kiss, and went in to breakfast g... ...I remember two pudding shops, between which I was divided, according to my finances. One was in a court close to St. Martin s Church at the back of th... ...collection of little objects she had emptied out of it. Have I got all my traps? It seems so. It won t do to be like long Ned Beadwood, when they too...
...le tossed him a pint bottle of beer, with an injunction to him to shut his trap. ‘Now, you talk my mother tongue,’ said the man; ‘you’re what goes by ... ...f Bristol.’ This set Temple off laughing: ‘And so he bought a ship and had traps laid down to catch young fellows for ransom.’ 118 The Adventures of ... ...The sole complaint of our interior concerns the re- semblance we bear to a lobster. Human somewhere, I do believe myself to be. I shall have to be rel... ...but gentlemen rather bare of graces, and mer- chants not too scientific in finance. Mr. Peterborough con- ducted the argument against me until my stou... ...er many were behind him or he stood for the army in its might, he wore the trappings of an old princely House that nestled proudly in the bosom of its...
...scipline. France was no longer safe; Philippe was liable to fall into some trap laid for him by spies,—provocative agents, as they were called, being ... ...past nine o’clock to learn her fate at a building close to the ministry of Finance, in the rue Neuve- des-Petits Champs, a situation now occupied by t... ...kept open till midnight; moreover, the reports required by the minister of finance involved considerable writing. The Comtesse de Bauvan, to whom the ... ... looking at him. “T o know—” replied Rouget, turning the color of a boiled lobster. “Do you wish to send me back?” she asked. “No, mademoiselle.” “Wel... ...er- secuted race. Mademoiselle Flore Brazier has already set all her mouse-traps, and Kouski, my right-arm, is hunting field- 166 The Two Brothers mi... ... counsel of each other,” said Bridau; “you shall see how well I understand finance.” “How much do you really own?” asked Nucingen. “Three millions, ex...
...hen they began to pass around the dusky, piquant, Arlesian sau- sages, and lobsters in their dazzling red cuirasses, prawns of large size and brillian... ... few bottles of Cahors still remaining in his possession, hastily raised a trap-door in the floor of the apartment they were in, which served both as ... ...unt of ten thousand francs, to give any information as to the state of his finances. Ask of me, as mayor, what is my opinion of M. The Count of Monte... ...on-table, which he had at his fingers’ ends, no matter what scheme or what trap was laid to catch him. In the midst The Count of Monte Cristo 236 of ... ...y, a quarter of a kid with tartar sauce, a glorious turbot, and a gigantic lobster. Between these large dishes were smaller ones containing various da... ...rposes the knife of the guillotine between the base of the occiput and the trapezal muscles of the murderer, and allows him who has caused us years of... ...confession.” “To whom?” “Tell M. Cavalcanti something of the state of your finances.” “Ma foi, monsieur, you have touched upon a tender chord.” “Do yo...
...ed might the means abundantly of wearying out the right, which so exhausts finances, patience, courage, hope, so over throws the brain and breaks the... ...n stair wires, were so torn as to be ab 44 Bleak House – Vol. One solute traps. We had a fine cod fish, a piece of roast beef, a dish of cutlets, an... ...; and when a waggon with a train of beautiful horses, fur nished with red trappings and clear sounding bells, came by us with its music, I believe we... ...ons to come over the fence and pass and repass. I catch them in humane man traps, fire split peas at their legs, play upon them with the engine—resolv... ...s, he’s a screw and a wice in his actions, a snake in his twistings, and a lobster in his claws.” Having thus expressively uttered his sentiments, Mr....
...nti, who most likely in Lucca fed upon trout brought from Switzerland, and lobsters sent from England, by the same means used by the count to bring th... ...hat is something.” “Yes; and more than that, he lets it to the Minister of Finance while he lives in a simple house. Oh, as I told you before, I think... ...turf, and clumps of flowers.” 224 The Count of Monte Cristo “And no steel-traps?” “No.” “The stables?” “Are on either side of the gate, which you see... ...tary with a spring.” “How do you know?” “Yes, which catches the thief in a trap and plays a tune. I was told there were such at the last exhibition.” ... ...is sovereign balm, you ought to be very easily consoled — you, the king of finance, the focus of immeasurable power.” Danglars looked at him askance, ... ...dded, “you, who may he called the emperor, if I claim the title of king of finance, have you many pieces of paper of this size, each worth a million?”... ...mething of the sen- sation of a bird which, looking up, sees the murderous trap closing over its head. A hoarse, broken tone, which was neither a cry ...
...rf. ‘Why should there be? Nor anything unwholesome, either, unless there’s lobster salad or prawns, which I’m told are not good for digestion. ’ ‘And ... ...s with a wink, expressive of the estimate he had formed of the travellers’ finances. To this Mr Codlin, who had a surly, grumbling man ner, replied, ... ...th signals that might be exchanging beneath it, which he laid all kinds of traps to detect; besides often treading on his wife’s toes The Old Curiosit... ...id Brass. ‘What do you say to getting on the roof of the house through the trap door, and dropping down the chim ney?’ suggested Dick. ‘That would be... ...r, I’ll keep watch dogs in the yard that’ll growl and bite—I’ll have man traps, cunningly altered and improved for catching women—I’ll have spring g...
...ed might the means abundantly of wearying out the right, which so exhausts finances, patience, courage, hope, so over throws the brain and breaks the... ...in stair wires, were so torn as to be ab 44 Bleak House – Dickens solute traps. We had a fine cod fish, a piece of roast beef, a dish of cutlets, an... ...; and when a waggon with a train of beautiful horses, fur nished with red trappings and clear sounding bells, came by us with its music, I believe we... ...ons to come over the fence and pass and repass. I catch them in humane man traps, fire split peas at their legs, play upon them with the engine—resolv... ...s, he’s a screw and a wice in his actions, a snake in his twistings, and a lobster in his claws.” Having thus expressively uttered his sentiments, Mr....
... man to another. “This comes of promoting a fisherman—a fisherman—from his lobster-pots. It’s enough to ruin the reputation of an arch- angel. Don’t a... ...McT urk, with a glance of cold scorn at Beetle. In the hopelessly involved finances of the study there was just that sum to which both McT urk and Bee... ...ck you all over the place. ‘Member we’ve had a big row all round, an’ I’ve trapped you into doin’ this. Lend us your wipe.” Beetle was trussed for co... ...d the Afridis—they’re an awfully suspicious gang—thought the retreat was a trap—sort of draw, you know—and the cart was the bait. So they had left poo... ... you. The whole country’s up. ‘Strikes me you’ve walked into a first-class trap.’ He grinned, but neither T ertius nor I could see where the deuce the...
...item; ‘it can give him four horses to each vehicle; it can give him velvet trappings; it can give him driv- ers in cloth cloaks and top-boots; it can ... ...y peg, to which, in times of state, a waving plume was fitted; the various trappings of sorrow were carefully laid by in 304 Martin Chuzzlewit presse... ...se things, and the settlement of their bill at the National, reduced their finances to so low an ebb, that if the captain had delayed his departure an... ...r,’ Martin went on to say, ‘and implore him for money to free us from this trap into which we were so cruelly decoyed. Shall I try Mr Bevan first?’ 4... ...onlight effect about their stock-in- trade, excepting always for the ruddy lobsters. Many a pleasant stroll among the waggon-loads of fragrant hay, be...
...ngry victim ….” “Precisely,” Mrs. Fyne said very unexpectedly like a steel trap going off. I stared at her. How provoking she was! So I went on to fin... ...f my experience is as good as a fortune to anybody wishing to venture into finance. The same sort of thing can be done again.” He shuffled his feet a ... ...his cap in his hand) gazing sentimentally from the saloon doorway with his lobster eyes. He was heard from the distance in a tone of injured innocence... ...rrible fixity. Mr. Powell’s irresist- ible thought, “he resembles a boiled lobster in distress,” was followed by annoyance. “Good Lord,” he said, “you...
...re were guns, there it was assumed the ammunition was gath- ered together. Finance again was a sealed book to us; we did not so much connect it with t... ..., uncertain feeling in me, as though I was walking upon a pavement full of trap-doors and patches of uncovered mo- rass. A misplaced, well-meant “Hear... ... had, as though it was jointed throughout its length 243 H G Wells like a lobster’s antenna, his plump, short-fingered hand crush- ing up a walnut sh...
...esults, so that I might come out pretty well on timber duty questions, and finance questions, and so on; and I should like him to get up a few little ... ... in a room, a large lonesome room at the top of a house, where there was a trap-door in the ceiling. I have covered my head with the clothes often, no... ...and no difficulty in finding some that are pro- portionate to very slender finances; but the former were too good, and the latter too bad, and they we... ...timable of social ties,’ said the collector. ‘Noose! As if one was caught, trapped into the mar- ried state, pinned by the leg, instead of going into ... ...rying in the act!’ ‘I didn’t mean to make it out, that you were caught and trapped, and pinned by the leg,’ replied the actor. ‘I’m sorry for it; I ca... ...Smike into the little parlour, where Mr Snawley and his wife were taking a lobster supper. ‘Here’ s the vagrant—the felon—the rebel—the mon- ster of u... ...wn his eyes with an air of humility, and elevating his fork, with a bit of lobster on the top of it, to- wards the ceiling. ‘Providence is against him... ...e. I am sure I don’t know, but I have heard that two or three dozen native lobsters give an appetite, though that comes to the same thing after all, f...
...s of manner and deportment are of greater importance than those of law and finance.” Madame Evangelista wrapped herself in dignity. The no- tary learn... ...sy as he listened to this proposed arrangement. The old notary, seeing the trap, and his client 44 The Marriage Contract with one foot caught in it, ... ...marriage.” “No, no! we can’t stake our honor in that way. I am caught in a trap, monsieur. All Bordeaux will ring with this to-mor- row. Our solemn wo... ... for your health. She entreats you to be sober, and not to let yourself be trapped by women—That made me laugh; I am as sure of you as I am of myself.... ...ch English women do who want to be mistaken for them, and she displays her lobster’s claws too freely. She has, however, as little intelligence as I c...
...e. This other is bedevilled and furtive; it seems to stoop; I am afraid of trap-doors, and could not go pleasantly into such houses. I don’t know how ... ...ple in cloaks are about them; and I seem to divine crypts, and, as I said, trap-doors. O God be praised that we live in this good daylight and this go... ... splendid clothes, velvet and gold and fur, upon principally champagne and lobster salad, with a company of people nearly all of whom are excep- tiona... ... old pedestrian emigrants, what was the tedium suffered by the Indians and trappers of our youth, the imagination trembles to con- ceive. This is now ... ...ore. Some day, I will re-tickle the Sable Missile, and shoot it, moyennant finances, once more into the air; I can lighten it of much, and devote some... ...ce, and kindred sites. If the excursiolorum goes on, that is, if moyennant finances comes off, I shall write to beg you to collect introductiolorums f... ...oking out over the Mediterranean – a certain reputation – and very obscure finances. Otherwise, very much the same, I guess; and were a bottle of Fleu...
... cuting—not persecuting, you know.” “There you go! That is a piece of clap-trap you have got ready for the hustings. Now, do not let them lure you to ... ... that form of ecstasy; he had fasted till he was faint, and then supped on lobster; he had made himself ill with doses of opium. Nothing greatly origi... ... ential soul with a strong practical intelligence. But he could not manage finance: he knew values well, but he had no keenness of imagination for mon... ...back, with the richest scarfs and hatbands, and even the under-bearers had trappings of woe which were of a good well-priced quality. The black proces... ...e horse in the stable, and tell the surveyors they can come back for their traps,” said Fred. “The ground is clear now.” “No, no,” said Caleb, “here’s...