 | 1860 - 1172 páginas
...instantaneous, and wonderful as it seems, they commenced doing so. Says Mr. Dowel), his lieutenant : " There we stayed for two hours, collecting their arms, and I assure you, I I860.] Notices of Book». 233 thought every moment they would rush opon us. I said nothing, but smoked... | |
 | William Stephen Raikes Hodson - 1859 - 404 páginas
...their arms, ' and under ordinary circumstances would not have ' risked our lives in so rash a way, but what we ' wanted was to gain time to get the princes...assure you I thought every moment they would rush ' \ipon us. I said nothing, but smoked all the time, to ' show I was unconcerned ; but at last, when... | |
 | 1859 - 622 páginas
...their arms, and under ordinary circumstances would not have risked our lives in so rash a way, but what we wanted was to gain time to get the princes...Well, there we stayed for two hours, collecting their amis, and 1 assure you I thought every moment they would rush upon us. I said not/ting, but smoked... | |
 | William Stephen Raikes Hodson - 1860 - 470 páginas
...their arms, and under ordinary circumstances would not have risked our lives in so rash a way, but what we wanted was to gain time to get the princes away, for we could have done nothing, * " When within the inclosure, Hodson observed the balcony resting on the Archway of Ingress filled... | |
 | William Stephen Raikes Hodson - 1860 - 474 páginas
...their arms, and under ordinary circumstances would not have risked our lives in so rash a way, but what we wanted was to gain time to get the princes away, for we could have done nothing, * " When within the inclosure, Hodson observed the balcony resting on the Archway of Ingress filled... | |
 | William Wotherspoon Ireland, Officer Who Served There - 1861 - 366 páginas
...their arms, and under ordinary circumstances would not have risked our lives in so rash a way ; but what we wanted was to gain time to get the princes...upon us. I said nothing, but smoked all the time, to shew I was unconcerned ; but at last, when it was all done, and all the arms collected, put in a cart... | |
 | John Frederick Smith - 1864 - 576 páginas
...their arms, and under ordinary circumstances would not have risked our lives in so rash a way, but what we wanted was to gain time to get the .princes away, for we could have done nothing had thoy attacked us, but cut our way back, and with very little chance of doing even this successfully.... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1865 - 642 páginas
...successfully. Well, there wo stayed for two heurs, collecting their arms; and I assure you I theught evory moment they would rush upon us. I said nothing, but smoked all the time, to shew I was unconcerned ; but at last, when it was all dono, and all the arms collected, put in a cart,... | |
 | Alexander Ronald Grant - 1870 - 252 páginas
...they did so. Now we did not want their arms, but we wanted to gain time, and to get the princes away. Well, there we stayed for two hours collecting their arms, and I thought every moment they would rush upon us. " I said nothing, but smoked all the time, to show I... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 636 páginas
...their arms, and uuder ordinary circumstances would not have risked our lives in so rash k way, but what we wanted was to gain time to get the princes...nothing had they attacked us, but cut our way back, and with very little chance of doing even this successfully. Well, there we stayed for two hours, collecting... | |
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... when he called out to them to lay down their arms. There was a murmur. He reiterated the command and (God knows why, I never can understand it) they commenced doing so. Now you see we didn't want their arms, and under ordinary circumstances would... 