 | 1831 - 336 lapas
...disaster, and almost repented of my efforts. The signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immovable. To the silence...I could hear distinctly repeated, " I told you it would be so — it is a foolish scheme — I wish we were well out of it." I elevated myself upon a... | |
 | 1831 - 336 lapas
...disaster, and almost repented of my efforts. The signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immovable. - To the silence...I could hear distinctly repeated, " I told you it would be so—it is a foolish scheme—I wish we were well out of it." I elevated myself upon a platform,... | |
 | 1832 - 406 lapas
...signal was given, and the boat moved on a'short distance, and then stopped, and became immoveable. To the silence of the preceding moment now succeeded...I could hear distinctly repeated, ' I told you it would be so, it is a foolish scheme ; I wish we were well out of it.' I elevated myself upon a platform,... | |
 | 1833 - 222 lapas
...signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immoveable. To the silence of the preceding moment now succeeded...I could hear distinctly repeated, ' I told you it would be so, — it is a foolish scheme, — I wish we were well out of it.' I elevated myself upon... | |
 | 1833 - 426 lapas
...and almost repented of my ef. forts. The signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immovable. To the silence of the preceding moment now succeeded mur. murs of discontent, and agitations, and whis. pers, and shrugs. I could hear distinctly re. peated,... | |
 | 1834 - 498 lapas
...signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immoveable. To the silence of the preceding moment now succeeded...I could hear distinctly repeated, ' I told you it would be so, — it is a foolish scheme, — I wish we were well out of it.' I elevated myself upon... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1835 - 558 lapas
...disaster, and almost repented of my efforts. The signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immovable. To the silence...shrugs. I could hear distinctly repeated, "I told you it would be so — it is a foolish scheme — I wish we were well out of it." I elevated myself upon a... | |
 | 1836 - 378 lapas
...signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immoveable. To the silence of the preceding moment now succeeded...I could hear distinctly repeated, " I told you it would he so — it is a foolish scheme — I wish we were well out of it." I elevated myself upon a... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1836 - 734 lapas
...disaster, and almost repented of my efforts. The signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance and then stopped, and became immovable. To the silence...preceding moment now succeeded murmurs of discontent and agitation, and whispers, and shrugs. I could distinctly hear repeated, ' I told you it would be so;... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1838 - 604 lapas
...signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, and then stopped, and became immoveable. To the silence of the preceding moment, now succeeded murmurs of discontent and agitation, and whispers and shrugs. 1 could hear distinctly repeated, 'I told you so — it is a foolish... | |
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They were silent, and sad, and weary. I read in their looks nothing but disaster, and almost repented of my efforts. The signal was given, and the boat moved on a short distance, ' and then stopped, and became immovable. 
