 | Thomas Boyles Murray - 1858 - 468 sider
...turn the tide of affairs, when Christian changed the cutlass he had in his hand for a bayonet which was brought to him ; and, holding me with a strong...hands, he, with many oaths, threatened to kill me if I would not be quiet." The boatswain and others, having been compelled to hoist out the launch,... | |
 | James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 264 sider
...endeavours to turn the tide of affairs, when Christian changed the cutlass which he had first drawn for a bayonet that was brought to him, " and holding...a strong gripe by the cord that tied my hands, he threatened to kill me immediately if I would not be quiet: the villains round me had their pieces cocked... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1876 - 422 sider
...tongue.] " I continued my endeavours to turn the tide of affairs, when Christian changed the cutlass which he had in his hand, for a bayonet that was brought...a strong gripe by the cord that tied my hands, he threatened, with many oaths, to kill me immediately, if I would not be quiet ; the villains round me... | |
 | Episodes - 1880 - 282 sider
...tongue. " I continued my endeavours to turn the tide of affairs, when Christian changed the cutlass which he had in his hand for a bayonet that was brought to him, and, holding me with a strong gripe by the cords that tied my hands, he threatened, with many oaths, to kill me immediately if I would not be... | |
 | sir John Barrow (bart.) - 1883 - 432 sider
...tongue.] " I continued my endeavours to turn the tide of affairs, when Christian changed the cutlass which he had in his hand, for a bayonet that was brought...a strong gripe by the cord that tied my hands, he threatened, with many oaths, to kill me immediately, if I would not be quiet ; the villains round me... | |
 | Frederick Whymper - 1883 - 712 sider
...continued," says he, " my endeavours to turn the tide of affairs, when Christian changed the cutlass which he had in his hand for a bayonet that was brought to him, and holding me with a strong grip by the cord that tied my hands, he threatened, with many oaths, to kill me immediately, if I would... | |
 | Alfred McFarland - 1884 - 276 sider
...Still, I continued my endeavours to turn the tide of affairs, till Christian changed the cutlass, which he had in his hand, for a bayonet that was brought to him; and, holding me with a strong grip by the cord that bound my hands, he, with many oaths, threatened to kill me immediately, if I... | |
 | Stories - 1885 - 306 sider
...tongue. " I continued my endeavours to turn the tide of affairs, when Christian changed the cutlass which he had in his hand for a bayonet that was brought to him, and, holding me with a strong gripe by the cords that tied my hands, he threatened, with many oaths, to kill me immediately if I would not be... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - 1898 - 558 sider
...continued my endeavors to turn the tide of affairs, when Christian changed the cutlass which he hud in his hand, for a bayonet that was brought to him,...a strong gripe by the cord that tied my hands, he threatened, with many oaths, to kill me immediately, if I would not be quiet; the villains round me... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 564 sider
...tongue.] " I continued my endeavors to turn the tide of affairs, when Christian changed the cutlass which he had in his hand, for a bayonet that was brought...a strong gripe by the cord that tied my hands, he threatened, with many 1 The words within brackets are in the original dispatch. oaths, to Vill me immediately,... | |
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... strong gripe by the cord that tied my hands, he with many oaths threatened to kill me immediately if I would not be quiet ; the villains around me had their pieces cocked and bayonets fixed. 
