" "Well, in that sense it may pass, like a tipsy soldier without the countersign.

He can find out readilythanks to the countersign.

He is challenged, but, possessed of the countersign, finds no difficulty in riding up to the guard-room doorway.

"O Dick, if we only had the countersign I could play a brilliant trick on these greenhorns!

" "I have the countersign.

Who comes there?" There was a sudden clash of steel as the group halted in a heap, and then a weary voice replied: "We have no countersign.

As I started on, a soldier yelled at me from the mist: "Halt! advance and give the countersign."

V. give security, give bail, give substantial bail; go bail; pawn, impawn^, spout, mortgage, hypothecate, impignorate^. guarantee, warrant, warrantee, assure; accept, indorse, underwrite, insure; cosign, countersign, sponsor, cosponsor. execute, stamp; sign, seal &c (evidence) 467. let, sett^; grant a lease, take a lease, hold a lease; hold in pledge; lend on security &c 787.

IMPROPER USE OF COUNTERSIGN. ART.

Any person subject to military law who makes known the parole or countersign to any person not entitled to receive it according to the rules and discipline of war, or gives a parole or countersign different from that which he received, shall, if the offense be committed in time of war, suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.

Any person subject to military law who makes known the parole or countersign to any person not entitled to receive it according to the rules and discipline of war, or gives a parole or countersign different from that which he received, shall, if the offense be committed in time of war, suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.

Advance with the countersign Avance au ralliement.

The taller of the two, who seemed by his uniform to be a superior officer, now stepped forward and snapped out: "Give the countersign!"

In addition to these resources, her income was also considerably increased by gratuities, bribes from contracting parties, and edicts created in her favour; the last of which were peculiarly obnoxious to Sully, from the fact of their harassing the people without any national benefit; and it was accordingly with great reluctance, and frequently not without expostulation, that he was induced to countersign these documents.

Du Vair, with a firmness for which the favourite was not prepared, refused for a considerable time to countersign the letters of consignment which had been granted by the King to that effect; declaring that as the property of Concini and his family had been confiscated to the Crown, it could not be otherwise disposed of.

Cuba! (and Porto Rico, if possible) should be the countersign of your Administration, and it will close in a blaze of glory.

"Give the countersign," commanded Gladys.

Yet Sir Gregory delivered it with an incisive gusto, desperately countersigning his own death warrant.

Who goes there?" "Friends with the countersign.

" "Dismount one and advance with the countersign!"

Hence it happened, that a post was sometimes confided to one who could not read the parole and countersign; expeditions failed, because commanding officers mistook on the map a river for a road, or woods for mountains; and the most secret orders were betrayed through the inability of those to whom they were entrusted to read them.

The countersign at the gate was forced, and unannounced, the Empress entered the studio where Mademoiselle Rosa was at work.

They gave the word and the countersign, and they passed by the videttes to the left, along the bank of the swift Azen. Saphir Ali, who had very unwillingly left his bottle, grumbled about the darkness, the underwood, the ditches, and rode swearing by Ammalát's side; but seeing that nobody began the conversation, he resolved to commence it himself.

Others again were threatened with the vengeance of the conspirators, unless they also joined; on the night of attack, it was said, the initiated would have a countersign, and all who did not know it would share the fate of the whites.

He was challenged a minute ago, and answered with the countersign and that slip for you, sir.