" The precious moments sped away, but in vain did the assembly rack their brains for some plan of action which might in any way be likely to serve the purpose they had in view.

" Meanwhile, Kate, with wild, throbbing hope in her heart that kindled color in her pale cheeks and light in her weary eyes, sped away to the Spragues.

But Giles was singing on: "Youth is quick to speed away, But love abideth ever.

But in this I might fail, and I should then find myself under the sole influence of the Sun's attraction; able indeed to resist it, able gradually to steer in any direction away from it, but hardly able to overtake a planet that should lie far out of my line of advance or retreat, while moving at full speed away from me.

Directly after she left the dining room that noon Betty sped away to the foot of the hill.

haste ye with speed away,

The politician, with his quick House-of-Commons wits, jumped to the idea before his slower thinking expert colleague could sort out the two battle-cruisers who were to be mined or submarined from the two which were to speed away south to avenge the recent disaster.

The two battle-cruisers had been coming to Plymouth to take in stores that they might speed away south to avenge those other two cruisers sunk by the Germans as had been told in the morning's papers.

As we watched we saw the boat push out into the river, turn towards the sea; the engine so powerful buzzed like a million bees, a wave curled up in front, and it sped away for Holland like the shot of an arrow.

Passing the Turkish cemetery, where we stopped to view the tomb of General Bem, we loosened rein and sped away at full gallop over the hot, white hills.

And briefly I would counsel you To don at once the same costume, And, free from trammels, speed away, That what life is you may essay.

The young girl did not wait for me, she landed first, and, handing me a tiny key, said, "'Draw my boat up out of reach of the tide, make it fast, please,'and she sped away into the dreamy darkness of the land, whose shadows the moon did not yet reach, leaving me alone on the shore.

Let's speed away with our theft, but I think not they'll follow hard after us, for there are well-wishers on the bridge.

The instant the British began to march, two lights were hung out in the tower, and the messengers sped away to do their work.

Little Miss Hall had brought them to the very door, had left them there with a stern injunction not to move, and had sped away in search of partners for them.

With a glad bark he sped away and almost instantly vanished into the gloom.

And Perseus donned the Cap of Darkness, and sped away and away towards the farthermost edge of the earth; and the three Maidens went back to their tree to sing and to dance and to guard the golden apples until the old world should become young again.

" Then AEgeus kissed his wife and the babe, and went on board the ship; the sailors shouted; the oars were dipped into the waves; the white sail was spread to the breeze; and AEthra from her palace window saw the vessel speed away over the blue waters towards AEgina and the distant Attic shore.

17: The Enemy Revealed FOR NEARLY seven days, the convoy of seven NME freighters and twelve Space Command warships had sped away from the Earth-Moon system.

" No. 45: "Since youth (rolls on) like the rapids of a river, the days speed away and the nights cannot be checkedmy daughter!

"I must now make all possible haste," he said to old Baragat, "to find Apple Island, put these boys ashore, and then speed away to the city where lives my son.

We thought she had asserted her own wild nature and sped away to the woods.

Thus, rapidly, sped away our days replete with alternating smiles and tears until arrived the time for our annual stockholders' election.

I cast about me, and knew that Miss Dunreddin would speed away to take her pleasure, and there'd be none left but the governess and the painting-mistress, with a boarder or two like myself,and as for the twain, I could wind them round my thumb.

Then, after a strong clasp of the hand, he sped away with a long, manful, energetic stride, which made Julius contrast his volunteer courage with the flight of the man who, if not pledged to pastoral care at Wil'sbro', still had priestly vows upon him.