I would see them--leastways, one of them, before he dies.

They are to hang where the Moabites hanged Gives yesterday.

Had I my way...

But, there lead on, fellow." "Oh, God!" gasped Kenneth, as the soldier set foot upon the stairs.
Under his breath Crispin swore a terrific oath.

For an instant it seemed to him there was naught left but to stand there and await recapture.
Through his mind it flashed that they were five, and he but one; for his companion was unarmed.
With that swiftness which thought alone can compass did he weigh the odds, and judge his chances.