I unstrapped the belt, and cut the cords about his legs.

At this, the lame man, who had taken off his wooden leg and unstrapped his own leg, and was sitting with it stretched out upon the grass so as to rest it, made room for Robin among them.

In a few minutes the loads were unstrapped, the animals tethered, a fire lighted, fresh water carried up from the river, and each camel-boy provided with his own little heap of tibbin laid in the centre of the table-cloth, without which no well-bred Arabian will condescend to feed.

" "But I ain't got that much money," said Ralph, unstrapping his wallet.

" The idea seemed to afford him some satisfaction, for he smiled, and then said to himself as if in terms of approbation, "By Jove, I believe you, my boy!" When he had counted his money and had returned it once more to its hiding-place, he buckled the belt round his person and unstrapped his valise, taking from it a black Tussa coat which he exchanged for that hanging upon the handle of the door.

The Major was unstrapping the two rifles.

Already Barney and the Major were unstrapping themselves.

With a glowing smile the Major unstrapped himself to reach out his hands in thanks and congratulation to his pilots.

At the second command, pack carriers are unstrapped, packs removed and unrolled, the longer edge of the pack along the lower edge of the cartridge belt.

I scribbled a few notes in my diary, unstrapped my money belt, and then picked out an empty bed at the Queen's Hotel and tumbled in.

The females sought their mantles the moment the bright light was followed by the usual shadow; nor was it long before even the more aged of the gentlemen were seen unstrapping their cloaks, and taking the customary precautions against the effects of the evening air.

Ned's man set down the grip, unstrapped it, took his orders for some late purchases, and left to execute them.

It was growing dark and cold as Betty climbed up the bank and seated herself on a pile of boards, while Peter unstrapped her skates.

" I unstrapped my valise, took off the saddle, and, having seen Peck to his fodder-tent, where I left him with some ears of corn in an old basket, returned to the shanty.

And so we dug Johnson out from his snug barricade of cigarettes, that hid him as an emplacement hides a gun, and we unstrapped my wee piano, and set it up in the road.

I had hardly arrived before I was obliged to be off again without unstrapping my portmanteau!

This he unstrapped and slipped into his knapsack, presently joining Hermia, who was making her peace with the gate-keeper.

Markham quickly unstrapped the donkey's pack and to Hermia's surprise drew forth a loaf of bread, some cheese, and a bottle of red wine which he set out with some pride on a flat rock near by.

Then he unstrapped a tin case from his belt, laid his head on it, and was instantly asleep.

Hardly had Rod seen the effect of his shot before Mukoki was traveling swiftly toward the fallen game, unstrapping his pack as he ran.

Did you have anything left over from your dinner on the trail to-day?" Rod unstrapped the small pack in which the hunters carried their food while on the trail, and which had been upon his shoulders since noon.

When the trunk had been unstrapped and the man had departed, monsieur gave one slow glance all around the room.

Rifles and revolvers were unstrapped from our tired bodies, and hung up against the tent poles; heavy riding boots were unceremoniously kicked off, and replaced by soft buckskin torbasses

He rose slowly to his feet, unstrapped his long-handled shovel from his back, secured it in the crevice, and quietly regained the summit.