Once a current of air puffed it against the face of the rock, and the operator's head was hastily withdrawn.

From the line of La Fère and Mezieres, occupied by the Allies after the battles at Mons and Charleroi, they fell back 70 miles in seven days, disputing every step of the way, but withdrawing gradually to the line of defenses around the French capital.

Two keepers followed him, and after having shown him the rough hiding-place prepared for him, silently withdrew to their places.

Big George reluctantly, it seemed, withdrew to one side, and Rix was instantly in the room and drawing out a chair so that he could face Donnegan.

Claudius for a time was quite cowed with fear and was ready at a demand from Camillus to withdraw from his sovereignty voluntarily.

" "Thank you," answered Catrina, withdrawing her cold hand hurriedly from his friendly grasp.

It is quite possible that had not Uncle John placed his order for presses and type so promptly the girls might have withdrawn from the proposition, but the die was now cast and they were too braveperhaps too stubbornto "back down" at this juncture.

" The housekeeper nodded and softly withdrew.

She also abruptly withdrew, giving manifest signs of one of the qualities ascribed to her.

The Union outposts, never suspecting that Johnston's army was not behind the enterprising cavalry, withdrew prudently to the main forces.

This I did, but having conducted her to the bed at the end of the ward I discreetly withdrew.

Some travelers have claimed that the fangs of the rattlers are secretly withdrawn before the creatures are handled, but this has been proved to be untrue.

Liverpool, Lord, earnest for the universal abolition of the slave trade; becomes Prime minister; makes the Catholic question an open question in the cabinet; brings in, and subsequently withdraws, a "Bill of Pains and Penalties"; against the Queen; attacked by apoplexy and dies; contemplates an increased grant to Maynooth.

The European countries withdraw permanently four millions of men, at their best age, from productive work, thus causing a terrible loss and waste.

After pressing each other to their bosoms for a few moments in silence, Emily looked up, with a tear glistening in her eye, and first noticed the form of Denbigh, who was modestly withdrawing, as if unwilling to intrude on such pure and domestic feelings as the sisters were betraying, unconscious of the presence of a witness.

[Client ultimately withdraws, but still with reluctance, and after two or three hesitations and half-turns back.

Instinctively they withdrew further and further from the grim gentleman in their midst, whom some of them seemed to take for the Prince of Darkness himself, till they formed a remote circle, an empty space of floor being left between them and him "... circulus, cujus centrum diabolus.

Being unable to prevent every thing, he does at least what he can: forced to send some reinforcements, he speedily withdraws them in a manner seemingly designed to render easy the attack on Fort Sumter and to discourage Major Anderson.

" The lady slowly took her seat at the table, engrossed in her own reflections, when the man entered with his budget of news; and having deposited sundry papers and letters he respectfully withdrew.

As their aggression increased he deliberately withdrew his participation in their religious life, and severed his connection with their rites and ordinances.

Swiftly he withdrew the bit, fitted the plug into the hole, and pushed it home.

Good friends, for manners' sake awhile withdraw.

It was not only never executed, but it was, three months ago, formally withdrawn.

" "There be guns in plenty for all," he said when the women had unwillingly withdrawn.

Partners in failing concerns are apt to dispute; in this instance the unpleasantness which arose at the time rankled in the mind of the survivor, and gave rise to his singularly tasteless and injudicious booka performance which can be only in part condoned by the fact of Hunt's afterwards expressing regret, and practically withdrawing it.