We afterwards improved in this mode of intercourse, and, by various preconcerted signals, were able to carry on our correspondence altogether in the night.

In a few minutes the two crawling figures were at the preconcerted places in the wall.

They passed from hand to hand the fascines and the straw on which, according to the Gaulish custom, they were in the habit of sitting, preserving at the same time their order of battle; placed them in front of the camp, and toward the close of the day, on a preconcerted signal, set fire to them.

So nearly simultaneous is the discontinuance of the songs of this species, that it might seem as if their silence were preconcerted, and that by a vote they had, on a certain day, adjourned over to another year.

Clearly to settle that these must have been designed goes far towards proving that other organs and other seemingly less explicit adaptations in Nature must also have been designed, and clinches our belief, from manifold considerations, that all Nature is a preconcerted arrangement, a manifested design.

But fortune afforded materials also to the headstrong and precipitate disposition of the consul, for in checking the plundering parties a battle having taken place, of a tumultuary kind, and occasioned rather by a disorderly advance of the soldiers, than by a preconcerted plan, or by the command of the general, the contest was by no means equal with the Carthaginians.

By preconcerted signals with Coston lights, rockets, bombs, Very pistols, small arms, guns, etc. (f) By flag signals by permanent hoists.

Although these signals can be used with a dot and dash code, they should be so used in connection with a preconcerted or conventional code.

Some said that there was an asp concealed among the figs which the servant man brought in in the basket; that he brought it in that manner, by a preconcerted arrangement between him and Cleopatra, and that, when she received it, she placed the creature on her arm.

Now Sawed-Off tried a preconcerted trick signal.

But how would such a style of eloquenceif, indeed, truth will permit the name of eloquence to be applied to the reading of matter from a preconcerted manuscripthow would such a style of delivery be received out in the wild West?

The same holds good of preconcerted political deception.

Perceiving the reluctance of Madame de Villars to take the initiative, she hastened to explain to her the suspicion which would naturally be engendered in the mind of the King, should he imagine that the affair had been preconcerted to satisfy her private animosity; and moreover suggested that the Duchess should, in her interview with the monarch, carefully avoid even the mention of her name.

The governor made the preconcerted signal to the last, and she applied the match.

As it was, however, the victory by preconcerted arrangement was announced to the Spaniards with so many embellishments that it led some of them to change and follow the fortunes of Caesar.

At this, which was the preconcerted signal, I made a great effort, moved the large stone, and came forth with the boy into the temple.

Willet slipped out again, and reported the forest swarming with Indians, although there was yet no indication of a preconcerted attack.

In the dead of the night, according to a preconcerted plan, the robbers rose from their place of rest, and stealing to the sleeping apartment of the chieftain, murdered him; the affrighted garrison craved for life, but one after another were placed in irons to be disposed of as slaves.

The rich factory-lord, whose book-keeper Bertram had been, deprived him of his situation; and in consequence of a preconcerted arrangement, he could find no situation elsewhere.

Wits and humourists are brought together from distant quarters by preconcerted invitations; they come, attended by their admirers, prepared to laugh and to applaud; they gaze awhile on each other, ashamed to be silent, and afraid to speak; every man is discontented with himself, grows angry with those that give him pain, and resolves that he will contribute nothing to the merriment of such worthless company.

" This was the preconcerted signal for the raising of the curtain, which office was performed by Patching, without a hitch.

The meeting of August 19th had the character of a preconcerted duel.

The natural gaiety of disposition which generally prevails among these islanders, would render this supposed disappointment of the king a subject for mirth, would in some degree prepare the company for his visit, and completely do away with every idea of its being the effect of a preconcerted measure.

Perhaps it had been a preconcerted plan, and she had fled with him.

During our progress along the coast a good lookout had been kept for his preconcerted signalthree fires in a line, the central one largestand bushfires which on two occasions at night assumed somewhat of that appearance had been answered, as agreed on, by rockets sent up at 8 P.M., none of which however were returned.