"Scuttled in the bay.

I halted at the closed scuttle of the forecastle, for from there I could have my choice of getting aft again along either rail.

The women scuttled into a corner, all but the besom Isobel, who made clutches at my coat.

Ordinarily officers of the U.S. Navy do not scuttle on deck like a crowd of curious schoolgirls, but all hands had been keyed to a high pitch over the elusive light, and the bet with Edwards now served as an excuse for the betrayal of unusual eagerness.

So unnatural was itso hollow, so discordant, so unearthlythat the stealthy listener shuddered again from head to foot, and when something stirred in some bushes near bythough it may have been nothing more than a ratand came scuttling through the grass, the little Secretary actually turned and fled.

He and Akbar Khan then went scuttling across country to the sangar, followed by a crowd of his men, whooping and yelling with joy.

But he swung up the scuttle with a swoop, rattling coal freely down into the red-jowled orifice.

Coal, iron nuts, stones, and other serious projectiles were thrown with a hearty good-will, and soon the crew and the passengers of the Noa-Noa were scuttling for safety.

As soon as I was able, I scuttled out of my ball dress and into a dressing gown.

I could hear somebody scuttling about within, as though carrying things about, and I knocked again.

In our Canadian camps the bears were for ever grunting about among the provision bags at night, porcupines scratching unceasingly, and chipmunks scuttling over everything.

If it were not for an occasional negro, who, instigated by charitable motives or love of money, slouches about from room to room with an empty coal-scuttle as an excuse for his intrusions, a gentleman stopping at a Washington hotel would be doomed to certain death.

The cellar door swung wide open above the stairs which ran down into darkness; and as he halted to listen Clarence dashed up out of the depths, scuttled around the stairs and fled upward into the silent regions above.

Along came a Crab, scuttling near the rocks.

" They did the rabbit act, scuttling amongst the broken houses to the shelter of their cellar and diving hastily into it.

"Burn the cussed scuttle off a mite at a time.

" Miss Harris, who understood perfectly, said, "Certainly," and with a cold stare at the mate, who was at no pains to conceal his amusement, went below at once, thoughtfully closing the scuttle after her.

"In ten seconds all hands were on deckship's cook, yeoman, 'Jemmy Legs,' 'Jemmy Ducks,' 'Bungs,' Loblolly boy,' captain of the hold, and, by this time, all the officers too, with the midshipmen scuttling up the ladders as fast as their legs and hands could carry them.

In a minute he was still, and then the scuttle above rattled peremptorily.

And in that case all the mystery would be knocked clean out of these affairsthe murder of Phillips, the death of Crone, might prove to be the outcome of some vulgar encounter between them and desperadoes who had subsequently scuttled to safety and were doubtless quaking near at hand, in fear of their misdeeds coming to light; what appeared to be a perfect tangle might be the simplest matter in the world.

Above them the wind stirred the leaves, and through the high bracken a rabbit scuttled at their feet.

and her hat clapped askew, Ann 'Lisbeth found herself quite suddenly scuttling down a side-street.

Indeed, except a few poor, desolate peasant folk, burned black with the sun, scuttling from den to den at the sight of mounted men, we had not seen any living creatures.

Jack put his head on one side, then, quite forgetful of all his misbehavior, he gave a delighted grunt, and scuttling toward the man, he whined, jerked his nose, and held up his sticky, greasy arms to be lifted and petted as though he were the best little Bear in the world.