 | 1829 - 576 str.
...unhurt, immediately turned hack again, and stationed himself in his former place. The powder in hoth pieces was wet ; they therefore proceeded to draw...powder flask. It was so extremely dark, that we were ohliged to grope ahout the cave; and at last, coming in contact with the cuhs, we heard a rustling... | |
 | 1833 - 432 str.
...the triggers at the same moment ; but no shot followed. The tiger, who seemed aware that the flash indicated an attack upon him sprang, growling from...immediately turned back again, and stationed himself m his former place. The powder in both pieces was wet ; they, therefore, proceeded to draw the useless... | |
 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 str.
...shot followed. The tiger, who seemed aware that the flash indicated an attack upon him, sprang growKng from the entrance, but, feeling himself unhurt, immediately...his former place. The powder in both pieces was wet. " All is now over," said Wharton ; " we have only now to choose whether we shall die of hunger, together... | |
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1844 - 498 str.
...entrance; but, upon feeling himself unhurt, immediately turned back again, and stationed himself at his former place. The powder in both pieces was wet,...they therefore proceeded to draw the useless loading, while Wharton and myself hastened to seek our powder flask. It was so extremely dark, that we were... | |
 | 1845 - 398 str.
...attack upon him, sprang growling from the entrance, but finding himself unhurt, immediately turned back, and stationed himself in his former place. The powder in both pieces was wet. " All is now over," said Wharton; "we have only now to choose whether * we shall die of hunger, together... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1845 - 354 str.
...upon him, sprang growling from the entrance, but, finding himself unhurt, immediately turned back, and stationed himself in his former place. The powder in both pieces was wet. " ' All is now over,' said Wharton. ' We have only now to choose whether we shall die of hunger, together... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1854 - 332 str.
...drew the triggers at the same moment ; but no shot followed. The tiger who seemed aware that the flash indicated an attack upon him, sprang growling from...his former place. The powder in both pieces was wet. " All is now over," said Wharton ; " we have only now to choose whether we shall die of hunger, together... | |
 | 1856 - 458 str.
...the triggers at the same moment ; but no shot followed. The tiger, who seemed aware that the flash indicated an attack upon him, sprang, growling, from...loading, whilst Wharton and myself hastened to seek our powderflask. It was so extremely dark, that we were obliged to grope about the cave ; and at last,... | |
 | Casket - 1874 - 840 str.
...their triggers at the same moment ; but no shot followed. The tiger, who seemed aware that the flash indicated an attack upon him, sprang growling from...entrance ; but feeling himself unhurt, immediately turned hack again, and stationed himself in his former place. The powder in both pieces was wet ; they therefore... | |
 | 1875 - 558 str.
...drew the triggers at the same moment, but no shot followed. The tiger, who seemed aware that the flash indicated an attack upon him, sprang growling from...therefore, proceeded to draw the useless loading, while Wharton and myself hastened to seek our powder-flask. It was so extremely dark, that we were... | |
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Frank seized his double-barreled gun, and Lincoln his pistols. The former placed the muzzle within a few inches of the tiger, and Lincoln did the same. At Wharton's command, they both drew the triggers at the same moment ; but no shot followed. The tiger,... 
