No, do not insist--I must have my way in this." Then Mr.Buckstone drew off his forces and proceeded to make a wily advance upon the fortress under cover of carefully--contrived artifices and stratagems of war.

But he contended with an alert and suspicious enemy; and so at the end of two hours it was manifest to him that he had made but little progress.

Still, he had made some; he was sure of that.
Laura sat alone and communed with herself; "He is fairly hooked, poor thing.

I can play him at my leisure and land him when I choose.

He was all ready to be caught, days and days ago -- I saw that, very well.