23 examples of derringers in sentences

And pulseless and cold, with a derringer by his side and a bullet in his heart, though still calm as in life, beneath the snow lay he who was at once the strongest and yet the weakest of the outcasts of Poker Flat.

He would accordingly provide himself with an immense Derringer and start out in quest of a subject upon whom he proposed to execute his sanguinary threat.

A Derringer doesn't take up much room in a man's pocket, but it has been known to turn the tables upon larger weapons.

"I'm sorry, Bull," she resumed, when he made no reply, "but I got a derringer pointin' straight at yore stomach.

" "Shore I would," she affirmed, serenely, dragging a small and ugly derringer from its place of concealment and balancing it on a pink palm.

She had, it appeared, attacked without warning and with a derringer, Jack Harpe as he was walking peacefully along the sidewalk in front of the Starlight.

And pulseless and cold, with a derringer by his side and a bullet in his heart, though still calm as in life, beneath the snow lay he who was at once the strongest and yet the weakest of the outcasts of Poker Flat. IX.

Then coats went off, and all went in; Shots and bad language swelled the din; The short, sharp bark of Derringers, Like bull-pups, cheered the furse.

At the last word Gibbs reeled under a blow in the face; his revolver, going off harmlessly, was snatched from him, Maxime's derringer missed also, and Gibbs swayed, bleeding and sightless, from Hilary's blows with the butt of the revolver.

I have two derringers up stairs exactly alike; my father was out with them twice!

Under his arm was the leather case containing the derringers, and we crossed the intervening turf without exchanging a word.

Hardy opened the leather case, placing it upon the grass, and I saw the two derringers lying against the plush lining, deadly looking weapons, with long steel-blue barrels, and strangely carven stocks.

" The Louisianian smiled grimly, but walked over to the weapon case, and picked up the two derringers, testing their weight, and the length of barrel.

I can recall the scene now, clearly etched on my memorythe outlines of the trees silhouetted against the sky, the dark shadow of the stables, the green, level turf, the two figuresthe one short and stout, the other tall and slendertalking earnestly; the deep blue of the sky overhead, the steel gleam of the derringer in the open case, and Le Gaire loading carefully, his eyes now and then glancing across at me.

" There was a moment's pause, so still I could hear my own breathing, and the slight noise Le Gaire made as he gripped his derringer stock more tightly.

"Two!" Le Gaire stood sideways, the muzzle of his derringer covering me, his left hand supporting his elbow.

"Th" There was a thud of horses' hoofs behind the stable, Bell's half-spoken word, and the sharp bark of Le Gaire's levelled derringer.

and flung the unloaded derringer with all the force of his arm at my face.

I dried my face on a towel, rejoicing that the derringer blow had left little damage, and opened the door leading to the upper story.

Your father convinced him I was an expert swordsman, and consequently he chose derringers, believing they would be to his advantage.

On the field, he said, you fired before the word was spoken, and while he was still lying on the ground, shocked by the bullet, you flung the derringer at him, cutting his forehead; then drew your own revolver.

"Dad has one, and my brother had two derringers before he was half as big as me.

But when he stepped from the threshold he stopped a moment in the light of the open door to examine the lock of a small derringer which he drew from his pocket.

23 examples of  derringers  in sentences