| 单词 | dacoit |
| 例句 | This was impossible, however, while local Hindus remained terrorised by Muslim dacoits - bandits who conducted kidnapping raids from nearby Waziristan. Khurshedben Naoroji: The singer who preached nonviolence to bandits 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z "If I were to attempt to do this," the governor said, "I should consider myself no better than a dacoit or thief." Viewpoint: How British let one million Indians die in famine - BBC News 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z He is pathologically cruel, a strategist commanding obedience – to the death – from the many dacoits, lascars and devastatingly beautiful women in his retinue. The Enduring Appeal Of Sax Rohmer And Fu-Manchu 2013-01-18T18:17:49Z The eastern side door leads into a little room containing many Oriental treasures, notably a carved screen of sweet-smelling sandal-wood, a curious "neckbreaker" used by Indian dacoits, and some rare ivory and enamels. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z About fifty people live in the fort, and when they saw the battery approaching they took the soldiers for dacoits and shut the gates against them. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z For Khurshedben, the answer to this dilemma was obvious - she would approach the dacoits, encourage them to desist from banditry and embrace Gandhian nonviolence. Khurshedben Naoroji: The singer who preached nonviolence to bandits 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z In many of the villages along our line of route in the Kubo valley, we had observed crosses ready for the crucifixion of malefactors, especially dacoits. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z An officer of my acquaintance, when leading an assault on a stockade held by dacoits in Burma, ran against a panji which transfixed his thigh. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Many an infamous dacoit in Bengal has confessed his guilt on the scaffold, lamenting that "Ma Kali" had not protected him in the hour of need. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z The dacoits secured all the gold images, leaving the silver ones severely alone, and departed. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z She counselled womenfolk about the evils of banditry, turning the mothers or daughters of dacoits against the practice. Khurshedben Naoroji: The singer who preached nonviolence to bandits 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z However, the people at large seemed quite to approve of strong measures, and knowing what Burmese dacoits are capable of, I hardly wonder. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z Without troubling to inquire the number of the dacoits the planter called his one assistant; and taking their rifles the two Englishmen mounted their ponies and galloped to the village. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z As the dacoits rose to their feet, I smote on the branches of the bael tree that sheltered me with my bamboo staff, shouting like three men, 'Thieves, thieves!' The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z "No; been up country buying cotton for Chittagong people, and got raided by dacoits; had to work out this way." The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z That is why we have met men from both those stations, and have spent a cheerful time talking about dacoits and the Black Mountain Expedition. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel As we crossed the frontier, the Burmese left the jungles where they had hidden from the dreaded dacoits, and returned with us to their villages. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z The next step onward—or downwards, we should say—was to become the leader of a gang of dacoits. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches Seeing but one man in front of them, the dacoits—strong men and tall—ran in upon me. The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z I have had dacoit leaders with prices on their heads walk into my camp. The Soul of a People Also, I wished to understand how such a people could produce the dacoit of the newspaper, and I knew that a great deal of promiscuous knowledge comes to him who sits down by the wayside. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel My arrival seemed to quiet down the valley for many miles, indeed all the inhabitants for miles round were by the next day pursuing their ordinary avocations, and the only fear was from the dacoits. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z The Boardmans had been settled in their bamboo hut barely a month when they received a visit from the dacoits. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines The theory was that these men were dacoits attempting to terrorise the place, preparatory to attack and plunder. India and the Indians She issued such government arms as she had in the house, and the villagers went and pursued the dacoits by the cattle tracks, and next day they overtook them, and there was a fight. The Soul of a People I must make further inquiries at the Club," said I, "but that man seems to be of the proper dacoit type. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel He said the Chindwin valley was filling with dacoits, i.e., brigands, and that their position was very precarious. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z The dacoits had entered, and stolen everything they could possibly carry off. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines But they said that men of the dacoit class were armed with long knives, with which they would slash your legs as soon as look at you. India and the Indians And she, by virtue of the order of appointment as headman, which was in her hands, ordered the villagers to turn out and follow the dacoits. The Soul of a People We had been detected, and a number of dacoits, armed with matchlocks and swords, came rapidly toward us. An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet Wun Thu objected strongly to British rule, and emphasized his objection by making trouble with his bands of patriots, whom we called dacoits, robbers. From a Terrace in Prague They had, however, the satisfaction of knowing that the dacoits had not, as usual, accompanied robbery with murder. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines The band of dacoits approached and left the yaks in charge of two women. In the Forbidden Land The trust imposed on this marauder proved to be not altogether ill placed for once in a river journey we were pursued by several long boats filled with armed dacoits. Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches A number of officers were placed under his orders, and with small bodies of military and police were set to hunt down different bands of dacoits, following them all over India when necessary. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II What with river thieves, and dacoits, and wild tribes--to say nothing of wild beasts--a man who travels about, as I do, wants to be able to shoot straight. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War But that the dacoits would have murdered them had they awoke while they were plundering was plain. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines Having got over his first surprise, the dacoit, with an amusing air of assumed innocence, requested us to go and spend the night in his tent with him and his mates. In the Forbidden Land When these boats came too near for us to effect an escape the erstwhile dacoit leader, my attendant, stood up and gave a peculiar cry, which was evidently understood. Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches The dacoits were accustomed to watch for them in the darkest and most retired places on the roads and fell them to the ground with their bludgeons. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II On one occasion a band of more than a hundred Thugs fell in with a party of twenty-seven dacoits who had with them stolen property of Rs. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Jack had heard many times of the Kachin dacoits, the terrible mountain banditti who descend at times from their hills to plunder and slay, and now he was face to face with them. Jack Haydon's Quest Being, however, well acquainted with the hospitality of dacoits, we declined the invitation. In the Forbidden Land The "dacoits" or brigands of India were of the same stamp as their European colleagues. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" In one case a dacoit, Kundana, was killed in an affray, and the others carried off his body and thrust it into a porcupine’s hole after cutting off three of the fingers. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II They were formerly a well-known class of robbers and dacoits. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala The fallen dacoit had trained it perfectly before he dropped, and a comrade now touched off the piece. Jack Haydon's Quest We had been detected by another band of dacoits who were trying their hardest to overtake us. In the Forbidden Land It was the elephant of the Wuntho Prince—a little earlier and I might have had the privilege of meeting the dacoit himself. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma The dacoit, in obedience to a guttural order from Dr. Fu Manchu, placed the cage upon the carpet, completely covering Smith's body, but leaving his neck and head exposed. The Devil Doctor In Central India the Bāgris are professed robbers and thieves, but these seem to be a separate group, a section of the Badhak or Bāwaria dacoits, and derived from the aboriginal population of Central India. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala He was much more terrified of tigers than of dacoits. Jack Haydon's Quest "You are dacoits," said a hoarse voice from inside; "or you would not come at this hour." In the Forbidden Land But it was not till I arrived in Burma that I learnt that this was the armed escort of the outlawed Wuntho Sawbwa, the dacoit chief who has a price set on his head. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma Our long fight against the yellow group, our encounters with the numberless creatures of Fu Manchu, the dacoits—even Kâramanèh—were forgotten, blotted out. The Devil Doctor So the outrage was set down as the work of dacoits, and although in point of fact nothing had been stolen I felt no call on me to disturb this finding of the magistrate. Tales of Destiny This won't do," he said, "not enough cover here, supposing the dacoits attack us. Jack Haydon's Quest We had been seen, and a number of dacoits, armed with matchlocks and swords, came rapidly towards us. In the Forbidden Land We camped within five miles of the British border at the Chinese fortlet of Settee, a palisaded camp whose gateway also was hung with heads of dacoits. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma Apart from the acute pain in my calf I knew that the dacoit's knife had bitten deeply by reason of the fact that a warm liquid was trickling down into my boot. The Devil Doctor Then did I realize that I was in the presence of a gang of armed dacoits. Tales of Destiny The dacoits were swarming nimbly up to the quiet room, from which they expected to fall like thunderbolts upon their unsuspecting enemies below. Jack Haydon's Quest Waking at sunrise we were startled to find ourselves surrounded by a band of dacoits. In the Forbidden Land They had, on arriving at their halting place, loaded; and, when the dacoits fell upon them, had opened fire. The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib But the dacoit went rolling over in the darkness of the room, as helpless in face of that ramrod stroke as the veriest infant.... The Devil Doctor Then also I heard some faint cries from afar off, from the village, showing that the dacoits were discovered, and that courage was being mustered for some attempt to drive them away. Tales of Destiny The dacoits had given up trying to force the door quietly, and were beating it down. Jack Haydon's Quest The women-folk of the dacoits, though far from beautiful, possessed a certain charm, arising from their curious wildness. In the Forbidden Land Patrick Ormond FitzGerald, police officer, a genial native of County Cork, was about thirty years of age, handsome, generous and hot-headed, who enjoyed every kind of scrap and sport—including chasing dacoits and smugglers. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma With characteristic audacity—and characteristic trust in the British sense of honour—Dr. Fu-Manchu came in person with Nayland Smith, in response to the wailing signal of the dacoit who had accompanied me. The Devil Doctor Some one, probably a dacoit, laid me low with a ball of clay propelled form a sling of the Ancient Persian pattern! The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor Down came the butt of the rifle with a terrific swing, fair and square across the skull of the dacoit, who crumpled under the blow and dropped without a groan. Jack Haydon's Quest "These fellows are hand and glove with the bands of dacoits; the latter will soon be told that we have money, and we shall run great risk of being attacked at night." In the Forbidden Land About eleven o'clock the whole quadrangle was filled by a gang of about sixty dacoits, who set their torches in a blaze, and began to attack Mr. Ravenscroft with their spears. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II Government have ordered a general disarmament of the country, as soon as the large bands of rebels and dacoits are dispersed. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief I am disposed to believe," said my friend, in his rapid, incisive way, "that the dacoit met his end at the hands of a tall man, possibly dark and almost certainly clean-shaven. The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor Would the dacoits beat the door down and be upon them before he could give the word? Jack Haydon's Quest We well knew that in this region, infested by dacoits, this man was only leaving us to recommence his late marauding habits. In the Forbidden Land On seeing Ensign Platt at the entrance, he staggered towards him, but the dacoits made a rush at Ensign Platt with their spears at the same time. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II False witnesses accused us of being dacoits; we were condemned; and I was confined with others in the prison. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India The dead man upon the table was a Burmese dacoit! The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor Look here," he went on, "there are three windows facing that patch of jungle where the dacoits are clustered. Jack Haydon's Quest My dacoit was in a great state of excitement. In the Forbidden Land He had, too, aided and screened many gangs of Budhuks, or dacoits by hereditary profession. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II Well, he's a boy to keep an eye on, and I only hope that tigers or dacoits or the Nawab's Moors won't get hold of him; he's the kind of lad we can't spare. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India The dacoit, apparently, had met his death at the very hour when Nayland Smith should have been passing along Three Colt Street—a thoroughfare with an unsavory reputation. The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor This storm of tiny, whirling slips of lead struck among the dacoits at point blank range, and, by the screams and yells of the banditti, did much execution. Jack Haydon's Quest A friend of mine one day asked a leader of a band of 'dacoits', or banditti, whether they did not often commit murder. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official "Perhaps they were just ordinary dacoits," hazarded a planter. The Elephant God He is not a dacoit; no man less so; but false witnesses rose up against him. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India You are agreed with the divisional surgeon that the man—unquestionably a dacoit—died, not from drowning, but from strangulation. The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor A dacoit stepped into view, crouched down, and carefully trained the piece. Jack Haydon's Quest The girl thought that they were dacoits and stayed still. Folklore of the Santal Parganas The only theory that he could form was that the attackers were a band of Bengali political dacoits. The Elephant God Sinfray Sahib believes there was an attack by dacoits; but the bibi's peons were carried away by the sahib's friend: it was he that brought the evidence against them. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Over one broad shoulder, slung sackwise, the dacoit carried a girl clad in scanty white drapery…. The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor The dacoits did not make either for the door of the hut nor for the jungle they had left. Jack Haydon's Quest The dacoit was studying the interior of the room. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu I should get startled out of my life at every sound, with all these dacoits about. The Home and the World Mr. Halliday stated that the police of Bengal were more feared than the thieves and dacoits. Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 I not cause to remember his Burmese dacoits and Chinese stranglers? The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor Well, it would be easy enough from above to sweep the ladder with a swift rifle fire and drive the dacoits back into their hiding-place. Jack Haydon's Quest Mrs. Dolan's account of the wailing became suddenly significant, for perhaps it meant that one of Fu-Manchu's dacoit followers was watching the house, to give warning of any stranger's approach! The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu Anyhow, the raid of the dacoits was over; now the police raid would begin. The Home and the World Thereon the dacoits counted out cash to that amount and no more, which was placed in bags containing Rs. Tales of Bengal What weapons they employed I could not conjecture; but we were pursued by three of Dr. Fu-Manchu's dacoits! The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor The lower slope of the ravine was covered with tall bushes of wild plum, and, as Jack ran through these, he lost sight, for a few moments, of the bridge and the busy dacoit. Jack Haydon's Quest My brain in a confused whirl; my mind yet disposed to a belief that my friend had lost his senses, the word "dacoit" was sufficient. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu The dacoits were all captured and confessed their guilt as to the murder of the palki-bearers and the probable death of the two durwans, who, they averred, had fought like tigers. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers Chandra Babu’s neighbours made no sign until the dacoits were well out of hearing, when they flocked in to unloose his bonds and offer hypocritical condolences. Tales of Bengal The programme of these dangers was divided into three sections—snakes, beasts of prey, and dacoits. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan "This village has been raided by dacoits, and, by thunder, they're not far off." Jack Haydon's Quest His dacoits and kindred ministers of death all must have fled, too. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu The dacoits bound him, searched the police office, and then proceeded to hunt the house. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers “So you are,” replied Chandra Babu, after recovering from his intense surprise; “but why have you turned dacoit?” Tales of Bengal All day and all night we watched for dacoits. Soldiers Three A band of Kachin dacoits had raided near the village some six months before, and three of the dacoits had been cut off and killed by the villagers. Jack Haydon's Quest Fu-Manchu has dacoits in his train, and probably it is one who operates the Zayat Kiss, since it was a dacoit who watched the window of the study this evening. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu The police took possession of the dinghi which on inspection proved to be a dacoit’s nest well-equipped with instruments fitted for murder and robbery. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers So saying he ordered the dacoits to extinguish their torches and follow him with the bags of money. Tales of Bengal The dacoits were too clever, and, seeing this, we made no further trouble. Soldiers Three Minute after minute passed, and not a sign appeared of the terrible little dacoits. Jack Haydon's Quest We have no means of fixing the date of this visit to Shen-Yan's, but I feel inclined to put down the 'lascar' as the dacoit who was murdered by Fu-Manchu! The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu She had a swarthy complexion like Kali, the dacoits’ divinity. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers He did his office work and entertained, now and again, the detachments of fever-shaken soldiers who blundered through his part of the world in search of a flying party of dacoits. Life's Handicap We made an arrangement with the dacoits for the sake of peace. Soldiers Three The immensely powerful weapon had driven the bullet straight through the centre of a palm log, through the body of the dacoit behind, and wounded one of the party following up. Jack Haydon's Quest The Doctor turned, and with the dacoit walked back. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu The dacoits jumped from their dinghy and ran up the bank. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers Sometimes he turned out and dressed down dacoits on his own account; for the country was still smouldering and would blaze when least expected. Life's Handicap To this talk the dacoits agreed, and we had no trouble at the Thana, and could eat melons in peace, sitting upon our charpoys all day long. Soldiers Three There was no moon to light the early hours of the darkness, and in the deep gloom the dacoits could creep upon them unseen and swarm over them by sheer force of numbers. Jack Haydon's Quest To the south was Fu-Manchu; and even as, stripped of our heavier garments, we started to run northward, the weird signal of a dacoit rose on the night and was answered—was answered again. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu She wished to return for her child; but it was growing dark and there was the danger of meeting the dacoits. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers He enjoyed these charivaris, but the dacoits were not so amused. Life's Handicap Seeing these things, we were very much afraid, thinking on our parts that the dacoits, regardless of honour, had come by night, and put us to shame. Soldiers Three The dacoits at work about the big jingal had artfully placed the weapon so that its mouth pointed from between two close-growing teak saplings, and the trees formed a safe cover for the gunners. Jack Haydon's Quest Three, at least," hissed Smith; "three armed dacoits. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu The awful word dacoits stood out in her mind in letters of fire. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers The Burmese business was a subaltern's war, and our forces were split up into little detachments, all running about the country and trying to keep the dacoits quiet. Soldiers Three - Part 2 Our tale was long and correct, Sahib, for we gave even the names of the dacoits and the issue of the fight and besought him to come. Soldiers Three The whole thing happened so quickly that the dacoits had not crossed more than one half of the space intervening between monastery and jungle when Jack opened fire. Jack Haydon's Quest Our chance of meeting a living soul, other than Fu-Manchu's dacoits, was practically nil. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu But none of this gang of river dacoits were captured. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers And the whole country was humming with dacoits. Soldiers Three - Part 2 At the end of the third week of Strickland's leave the result of Strickland's labours - labours that had made Mrs. Strickland more indignant against dacoits than any one else - came to hand. The Day's Work - Part 01 The watchers distinctly saw three or four fall, but these were swiftly dragged among the trees by their comrades, and for a moment not a single dacoit was to be seen. Jack Haydon's Quest Two runners, I thought there were, so that four dacoits must have been upon our trail. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu At that time there flourished a notorious dacoit, Raghu, for whose capture Government had offered a handsome reward. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers The dacoits had a trick of sending a crucified corpse down the river on a raft, just to show they were keeping their tail up and enjoying themselves. Soldiers Three - Part 2 I thought they wouldn't dacoit as a business on the Dalhousie road. The Day's Work - Part 01 It was a ladder which the dacoits were raising to the window below which they stood, a ladder formed of a couple of bamboo stems with rungs of creepers. Jack Haydon's Quest Out over the grass and down to the river's brink ran the gypsy who was no gypsy, but one of that far more sinister brotherhood, the dacoits. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu The other dacoits laughed and walked out of the room leaving their comrade with the child. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers I ripped the shirt up, and bandaged the dacoit quite professionally. Soldiers Three - Part 2 A few letters came, and then his father heard from the colonel of his regiment that he had been killed by dacoits in Burmah. Lair of the White Worm The last of the climbing dacoits was vanishing through the window, high above his head, and one stood motionless below. Jack Haydon's Quest That it was the dacoit who had shown me this murderous attention I could not doubt. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu Often had she heard tales of dacoits and their ruthless deeds. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers The dacoit, in obedience to a guttural order from Dr. Fu-Manchu, placed the cage upon the carpet, completely covering Smith's body, but leaving his neck and head exposed. The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu "Say," grunted Buck, "this is a tough job running away under loads from dacoits who'll scour after us like coyotes as soon as they hit our bank of the river." Jack Haydon's Quest The dacoit at the foot of the ladder was staring upwards, intent on the doings of his comrades, when Jack landed without a sound scarce a yard behind him. Jack Haydon's Quest Since Fu-Manchu has dacoits in his service I might have expected that he would have Thugs. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu The anxious listeners within felt sure these were the dacoits and longed for the arrival of the police. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers Our long fight against the yellow group, our encounters with the numberless creatures of Fu-Manchu, the dacoits—even Karamaneh—were forgotten, blotted out. The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu "And we can't go any faster," said Buck, "without we leave our traps, and then we should be up a tree for want of them, even if we escaped from the dacoits in the end." Jack Haydon's Quest This hint of the danger in which they still stood from the blood-thirsty and revengeful dacoits quickened their movements, and the wounded pony was stripped in a few moments. Jack Haydon's Quest It could only be another dacoit; but Smith, not heeding, or not hearing, my faintly whispered words, crashed open the gate and hurled himself blindly at the door. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu Then the dacoits announced that the lady must be produced or they would force an entrance into the house. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers Hitherto, I had accorded little credence to tales of the supernatural, but face to face with such manifestations as these, I realized that I would have faced rather a group of armed dacoits, nay! The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu The newcomers were a couple of dacoits, one the man who had been wounded by Jack's first shot. Jack Haydon's Quest The young sahib save my life also when the dacoit thought to chop off my head. Jack Haydon's Quest As I turned, the leading dacoit, his eyes starting from their sockets, his face the face of a demon leaped wildly through the gateway. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu Climbing the nearest, some of the dacoits reached up a long and stout bamboo from it to the flat roof. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers But the dacoit went rolling over in the darkness of the room, as helpless in face of that ramrod stroke as the veriest infant... The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu It was his task to track the intruders down: his comrade was despatched to find the rest of the band and lead them to enjoy the revenge for which the blood-thirsty dacoits lusted. Jack Haydon's Quest "Where are the dacoits?" said Jack, looking across to the other bank. Jack Haydon's Quest One wild cry, ending in a rattling gasp, told of a dacoit gone to his account. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu The land way was barred by the dacoits. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers Apart from the acute pain in my calf I knew that the dacoit's knife had bitten deeply, by reason of the fact that a warm liquid was trickling down into my boot. The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu The dacoits had been more cunning than they suspected. Jack Haydon's Quest The withering storm of bullets poured from the three magazines had no more effect in checking the dacoit rush than if the bullets had been drops of rain. Jack Haydon's Quest Then: "The dacoit must leave his knife also," he stipulated. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu The Magistrate told him of the dacoits and of his escape. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers With characteristic audacity—and characteristic trust in the British sense of honor—Dr. Fu-Manchu came in person with Nayland Smith, in response to the wailing signal of the dacoit who had accompanied me. The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu By sunrise they were all after the dacoits. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers The dacoits had swiftly cut down and lashed a number of saplings across a couple of trees to form a cover for their gun. Jack Haydon's Quest "He has a dacoit with him," he replied, and showed me the long curved knife which he held in his hand, a full inch of the blade bloodstained. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu If the dacoits overtake us, we will guard you. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers And after this, for a time, this part of the Dacca district enjoyed peace from dacoits. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers One day the old gentleman received a warning letter from a band of dacoits that the house would be visited by them that night. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers "It is solid jungle on both banks now, with no path at all The dacoits cannot follow except along the river itself." Jack Haydon's Quest About twelve at night the dacoits arrived and broke into the house. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers Presently the door gave way and, with coarse oaths and triumphant threats, the dacoits entered. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers In a trice the dacoits had them down, unsheathed, and, oh, bitter blow! despatched Madhub Babu’s men with their own weapons. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers But later, she was awakened by the sound of drums and loud cries, which she recognised as the signal of the dacoits. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers The three comrades kept a steady look-out, but the sun went down, and the swift dark of the tropics fell over jungle and clearing, and the dacoits had given no further sign of their presence. Jack Haydon's Quest The dacoits found nothing below worth attention and trooped upstairs. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers She had witnessed the fight between the durwans and dacoits and the flight and pursuit of her mistress. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers The neighbours, who had heard the dacoits enter the house and seen them go away silent and empty-handed, came to learn the mystery and found her there. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers After a time there came the noise of the dacoits. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers "What savage fellows these dacoits are!" murmured Jack. Jack Haydon's Quest “Yes, dacoit I am,” the scoundrel replied to the boy’s revilings, “and if you will not be quiet, I will teach you how to.” Bengal Dacoits and Tigers Presently the cries of the dacoits showed that they had scented their quarry. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers Long after the dacoits had gone the girl stood there. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers |
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