At that, I jumped back, in sudden fright, and threw my gun forward, in readiness; only to laugh, nervously, as Pepper reappeared, chasing an unfortunate cat.

When the patient had been brought some distance, I knew at once that it was a case of pure fright.

A horseman was less than a half-mile away, and riding at headlong speed, as if in the extremity of mortal fright.

My uncle was in a dreadful fright; he understood nothing about such things; he went so far as to tell me that he had done wrong in taking holy orders, and that he was very sorry he was not a doctor.

When Hermia awoke, she was in a sad fright at finding herself alone.

They abuse with hideous cruelties the baptized ones who now no longer worship them with kisses, and many of the Indians have died from the horrible frights these devils have given them.

They say, "Yes, Ma'am," under pain of bread and water for a week, when their unerring nature prompts them to hurl out, "I won't, you hideous old fright!"

Evidently the men were in a desperate fright, for seldom had Ken seen the slack, leisurely Turks move with such speed.

"I won't say another word," and so chattered on, growing a little cross; Asenath need not look so still, and sure of herself,a mere humpbacked fright!

Banners and pennants shone resplendent under the cloudless blue of the April sky; and the crowds in high spirits and gala attire, eager and laughing, closed in upon them till Baldy longed to howl in sheer fright, though howling in harness is strictly forbidden by "Scotty," and would have been quite out of keeping with the august dignity of his position.

Quite over my foolish fright, thank you.

The idea of the dead woman popped into his imagination, and gave him a hearty fright; what had happened to her in the early night might very well happen to him before morning.

The traveller gave himself up for lost; his arms dropped by his side; he stared wildly at us, with pale face and eyes opened wide with a look of helpless fright.

And the charges on goats sent by express, was, as Casey put it, a holy fright.

"I won't say another word," and so chattered on, growing a little cross; Asenath need not look so still, and sure of herself,a mere humpbacked fright!

It is quite as likely as not that I shall do it out of sheer hysterical fright.

Gradually her sobs became less frequent, her tremors ceased, and she smiled upon the manly face that met hers, as though she had only suffered from an imaginary fright.

"Yes, yes," cried Billie, pretending immense fright, while her eyes danced with mischief.

O th' infinite fright that will assaile this Gentleman!

Moreover, she had run in a state of intense fright the moment she was woundedhad commenced to run before, in fact, having escaped from the clutches of her murderer, for the skirt of her dress was torn from the gathers.

"Well," says I, "agreed, if you'll provide the necessary article; because I can't very well marry my shadow, and I don't know any one else that would be fool enough to have such a little fright.

Their hostess found them talking over the length of the table in a sort of mutual fright, and introduced them.

" At sunset on the sixth day, they found themselves within five miles of the end of the journey, happily without having experienced worse than a good deal of jolting and some occasional frights.

By night there is fear in the City, Through the darkness a star soareth on; There's a scream that screams up to the zenith, Then the poise of a meteor lone Lighting far the pale fright of the faces, And downward the coming is seen; Then the rush, and the burst, and the havoc, And wails and shrieks between.

Anything frightful, sudden, or surprising, upon soft, timorous natures, not only shews itself in the continuance, but produces sometimes very troublesome consequencesfor instance, a parliamentary fright will make even grown men bewray themselves, scare them out of their wits, turn the hair grey.