There were few which did not deal their blow, and a large layer of dead and wounded lay bleeding and panting beneath the feet of the
assailants who, now grown furious, replaced each other without intermission.
The face was black, the tongue protruded, the skin was bruised from the heavy fists of his
assailant and the thick skull crushed and splintered from terrific impact with the tree.
It seemed impossible that either he or Abdul could survive the sea of wicked-looking swords and knives that surrounded them, but the very numbers of their
assailants proved the best bulwark of their safety.
Then one advanced singly, and apparently more in the character of a herald than of an
assailant.
It was followed by the swift flashes of the rifles, which sent their leaden messengers across the rock in volleys, as though the
assailants would pour out their impotent fury on the insensible scene of the fatal contest.
Meantime, Gabriel, ascending to the main-royal mast-head, was tossing one arm in frantic gestures, and hurling forth prophecies of speedy doom to the sacrilegious
assailants of his divinity.
war-cries adopted by the
assailants, as belonging to their assumed character of Saxon outlaws, was heard on every side, and on every side enemies appeared with a rapidity of advance and attack which seemed to multiply their numbers.
The ebb-tide, which had so cruelly delayed us, was now making reparation and delaying our
assailants.
This he uttered with so much spirit and boldness that he filled his
assailants with a terrible fear, and as much for this reason as at the persuasion of the landlord they left off stoning him, and he allowed them to carry off the wounded, and with the same calmness and composure as before resumed the watch over his armour.
Yes," replied the Captain; "sometimes the animal turns upon its
assailants and overturns their boat.
He dismounted twenty men to make a breach in the barricade, whilst he and others, remaining on their horses, were to protect the
assailants.
Here they quickly scratched holes in the earth about two feet deep, in which they prostrated themselves, and while thus screened from the shots of the white men, were enabled to make such use of their bows and arrows and fusees, as to repulse their
assailants and to effect their retreat.
Self-consciousness no doubt multiplied my flattering
assailants.
Such was the thought of Aramis, when, after having fought the fight, he decided upon flight - a flight most dangerous, since all the
assailants were not dead; and that, admitting the possibility of putting the bark to sea, they would have to fly in open day, before the conquered, so interested on recognizing their small number, in pursuing their conquerors.
Others of the Jackdaws rushed at the Saw-Horse; but that animal, being still upon his back, kicked out so viciously with his wooden legs that he beat off as many
assailants as did the Woodman's axe.