| 单词 | footpad |
| 例句 | The first picture taken by the Viking 1 lander was of one of its own footpads—in case it were to sink into Martian quicksand, we wanted to know about it before the spacecraft disappeared. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The picture built up, line by line, until with enormous relief we saw the footpad sitting high and dry above the Martian surface. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered which of them had sent the footpad to silence the Stark boy, and whether they had truly con-spired at the death of Lord Arryn. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "How many times must I swear to that? Lady Stark, whatever you may believe of me, I am not a stupid man. Only a fool would arm a common footpad with his own blade." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z ‘We are not used to footpads in this country, but we know how to deal with them.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The elephant was reported to be underweight, have rough skin and abscesses on both hips, thinning footpads, and a stiff left foreleg, making it difficult for the animal to walk and stand. An ailing Thai elephant returns home for tender loving care after years of neglect in Sri Lanka 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z The hoverboard also has a black platform with “Jetson” printed on the side of its body and on the product’s footpads. U.S. Recalls 53,000 Hoverboards After Reports of Fires 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Thick snow blankets the ground - but the big cat's dense coat and furry footpads keep it warm. Picture of wild cat hunting flamingo wins award 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z The only way to multiply the pathogen is to inject it into armadillos or into the footpads of mice. Leprosy, ancient scourge of humans, found to assail wild chimpanzees 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z She also began to develop lesions on her footpads and nails. The National Zoo puts down a second elderly elephant 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z But she also began to develop lesions on her footpads and nails. Elderly Asian elephant is euthanized at the National Zoo 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z He found the footpads of Eagle had pushed only an inch or two into the lunar soil after a four-foot drop. AP’s Apollo 11 anniversary book chronicles journey to moon 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Wrote The Post: “This country was a great hangout for footpads and sneak-thieves.” Perspective | There will be blood: Some District neighborhoods once sported memorable names 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z That process will affect how the lander's footpads interact with the surface, Phillips says. Why a NASA spacecraft could bounce, crunch or sink on icy Europa 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z The image of footpad 3 is therefore the first clear image to be taken from the surface of Mars. Mars landing: tense wait as ESA determines whether Schiaparelli probe has landed safely - live 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z And on the right side of the frame, one of the Viking footpads. NASA’s 1976 Viking mission to Mars did everything right — except find Martians 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z When I reached the last rung on the ladder, I jumped down to the Eagle’s footpad, solidly planted on the surface. Buzz Aldrin: 'My First Experiment on the Moon Was a Failure' 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Changzhou subsequently rejected the allegations, saying a side-by-side comparison of the two firms' products demonstrated that the platform, footpad and tyres designs were "plainly dissimilar to the ordinary observer". Chinese hoverboard firm counter-attacks US rival - BBC News 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z His team determined that in climbing animals such as mites, spiders, tree frogs and geckos, the percentage of body surface covered by sticky footpads increases with body size. Gecko Study Squashes Dreams of a Real 'Spiderman' 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z This is because of the percentage of their body surface covered by adhesive footpads, the researchers concluded. Spider-Man feats 'impossible' because of small feet - BBC News 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Lee explained why the first image showed the footpad: to see how far Viking might sink into the surface. NASA’s 1976 Viking mission to Mars did everything right — except find Martians 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z “Red. Green. Yellow. Blue,” the group says in unison, reading words that appear, each in the appropriate color, while standing on the unstable surface of the footpads. Training the Mind to Ward Off Falls 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z For the following 20 days, both groups of mice showed significant swelling in their footpads as the infection took hold, regardless of their diet. Does high-salt diet combat infections? 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The footpads are now bean-shaped and positioned closer together on the board. The new ZBoard 2 is a faster, lighter electric skateboard 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z The scientists compared the weight and footpad size of 225 climbing animal species. Spider-Man feats 'impossible' because of small feet - BBC News 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z The footpads of the spacecraft, however, looked as though they were sitting on the concrete on your driveway. ARCHIVE: Surprises From the Moon—An Expert's Report 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z They range in size: the smallest is a sort of knee brace attached to a footpad, worn on a paralysed leg. Technology: Dancing with robots 2012-12-06T12:21:21.767Z As many other large dogs with footpad injuries do, Sam kept putting weight on the wound, caused when a toe had to be amputated. Vets and Physicians Find Parallels in Medical Research 2012-09-10T19:43:38Z It’s the ninth version of OS X, which was introduced in 2001, and follows in the footpads of Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard and Lion. Apple Loop: The Great iPhone Pause, Mountain Lion Roars and Samsung Goes to Court 2012-07-27T23:26:20Z As we journeyed along, the officers plied me with questions, taking a great interest in my account of my meeting with the three footpads. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z He could not believe that the modern civilized world was such a hotbed of treason and deceit--a kind of magnified thieves' kitchen wherein mighty nations played the part of common footpads. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z For lack of lighting, or perhaps by reason of the convenience the building operations afforded, it was a favourite haunt of footpads. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z I have known an arrant poltroon defend himself desperately against robbers; and a man, considered of undoubted courage, surrender his arms to a single footpad. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z This may be one of the footpads, that, it seems, have got about the country; but I'll have an execution, and seize on thy goods, this day, my charitable neighbour! Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen 2012-03-08T03:00:09.310Z “And you say there was a footpad actually following you?” asked Sherry in consternation. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z Morgan had hitherto resolved to cruise about the Caraccas and plunder the towns and villages, mere hen-roost robbing and footpad work, compared with the enterprise proposed by one of his French captains amid great applause. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z As they whipped up their animals and hurried away, with fearful backward glances, it suddenly occurred to us that we had been taken for footpads. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z "Then it may have been footpads," said the Beau. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The only people who enjoyed this condition of affairs appear to have been the footpads and the highwaymen, who had the very best of times, until they were caught. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z Two very striking developments are the negro burglar and the negro footpad. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z He is the smuggler on the coast, the footpad on the common, the poacher in the forest, the housebreaker, the horse-stealer, the sheep-slayer, or the incendiary. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Early in the century, the curtain, in winter, seems to have risen at two o'clock, in order to allow of the audience reaching their homes before the footpads were abroad. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z As soon as we were out of doors, Egbert, with the manner of a little footpad, demanded a shilling of me, on the ground that his pocket money was “boned” from him. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z Whether a footpad or not, I will not pretend to say; but he had every appearance of it.” The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z The footpads and highwaymen who were transported to this country either found new modes of crimes or ceased their evil deeds. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z Those two footpads were up to some mischief, and I'm afraid it was Amory they were after. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z Hubert, being a clergyman, had since his elder brother's death, also been the chief magistrate of the district; and, shocking to relate, this wrecker and murderer had sat in judgment on poachers and footpads. Penelope Brandling A Tale of the Welsh coast in the Eighteenth Century 2011-08-25T02:00:27.073Z I remember, however, that they searched my pockets, which made me think of them as common footpads, but even when they had done this they did not leave me. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z Two footpads compelled him to give up the well-filled money-bag he carried with him, and then let him go, consumed with impotent rage at his helplessness and the loss of his money. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z A meeting of fans at the Fox and Grapes on Wimbledon Common, their club stolen from them by unconscionable footpads, decided to start from scratch. AFC Wimbledon v Bristol Rovers - live! 2011-08-06T11:26:00Z It's a difficult illness to study: The bacteria grows naturally only in people and armadillos, and in experiments will grow on the footpads of genetically engineered mice. Yes, You Can Get Leprosy From an Armadillo 2011-04-27T22:01:00Z "Your common footpad rascal who seeketh for that which will buy him bread would peradventure have cast it into the fire, not guessing at its import." The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z "Your age hath taught you but little wisdom, if it hath taught you that I am a footpad," I said. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z The end of the encounter was that one footpad was left for dead, and the other took to his heels. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z "I used one against a couple of footpads in the early dawn," said Gaston, as he took the weapons from Mortémar's hands and placed them on the table. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z “And this wonderful cavalier,” asked Dorothy, “who braved the bullying captain, and frightened the fierce footpads—did he favour you with his name, Master Wade?” The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z And Master Gilbert wounded, say you?—and by footpads? The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z The country, since Oliver Cromwell's death, had become infested with footpads, while the thought of going to a haunted house was terrible enough for a man, much less a woman. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z He was also the star lawyer in the prosecution of the great Sydney Bell footpad case. Do the Dead Return? A True Story of Startling Seances in San Francisco 2011-03-11T03:00:13.180Z In the city and its suburbs, brigandage exists in the shape of the picaron-à-pied—or “robber on foot”—in short, the footpad. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z “But what am I to do?” inquired the footpad, in a tone of humble expostulation. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z He was about to tell that he had been wounded, but not wishing to alarm his companions, or perhaps a little ashamed of being defeated by a mere footpad, he kept the matter to himself. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z "He commanded her to go to Pycroft, along a road that is infested by footpads." The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z We won't shoot the bison, no matter what happens; he's like a gentleman assailed by a footpad. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z The report of my pistol would bring a crowd of them around me; and, although I might disembarrass myself of the footpads, I should be in as much, or more, danger from the patriotas! The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z “O Lord!” exclaimed the footpad, starting back with some show of horror, and a glance half reproachful. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The place indeed appeared dismal and inhospitable enough: its solitary aspect suggested footpads and the abode of cut-throats. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z I was told that footpads beset the road to the north, but no man molested me. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z A footpad had attacked him the night before, taken him by the throat and robbed him, leaving him half-dead in the road. The Golden Triangle The Return of Ars?ne Lupin 2011-01-01T03:00:23.890Z The discomfited footpads had returned upon a new tack. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z “What sort of gentleman was he?” inquired the cavalier, with an air of interest, that had something else for its cause than the backslidings of the footpad. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Has he committed a burglary somewhere? or turned incendiary? or footpad? The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. 2010-12-20T17:12:22.067Z There have been dancing games before, of course, but they were rudimentary hopscotch affairs where you had to step on the right footpad at the right time. Why talk to a computer? Surely talking to a human is traumatic enough? 2010-06-19T23:05:00Z Suddenly his studious occupation is interrupted by the onset of a gang of footpads. A Cursory History of Swearing Then, as if some wild panic had suddenly seized upon them, both footpads and citizens ran scattering away! The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z After passing out of the hut, the footpad hastened to take his departure from the spot. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z A gentleman in an open carriage, with his servant, were attacked by four footpads, armed with knives and bludgeons. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 In all the debtors’ gaols of this period, the gambler and the swindler, the pickpocket, and even the footpads, who robbed by violence, plied their trades. In Jail with Charles Dickens "Then hang me if I don't join the footpads," returned the dissatisfied cornet. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 Five minutes more, and these footpads would have overpowered me. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z The young courtier, moving after, joined in the jocular leave-taking; and both merrily rode away—leaving the footpad to the companionship of his speechless “pals.” The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z This is nothing new: mountain and valley can never meet, but what is truly strange is this, that I from a secretary have become a footpad and thou from a fool a brave soldier. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim The most undisciplined, abandoned the route of the army, and lived as highwaymen, footpads, and poachers. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. Why, stopped as people are stopped by footpads. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. The General made no reply, but the expression of his mouth and eyes told plainly what he thought of a man who had to rely upon firearms for protection in case of assault by footpads. The Riddle of the Night As the footpad stood listening to the request, a singular expression was observed to steal over his fierce features—which gradually gathered into a broad comical grin. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z I could not all alone protect the lady against the army of footpads that infest them, I shall have to engage and pay an escort for her all the way. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel To them the death of Royal, however dismal, was not disgraceful—not disgraceful, that is, assuming that it was a footpad's work. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident A timid person, my dear friend, could never become a highwayman; a soldier who fights in the ranks does not require half so much courage as a footpad. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. The police and hospital attendants, he had learned, had no suspicion of anything but that he had been the victim of one of the footpads who, during that month, had been attacking and robbing nightly. The Indian Drum While speaking, the footpad pulled open the flap of his doublet—laying bare before the moonlight a broad sinewy breast, thickly covered with coarse black hair. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Unfortunately she had need of him, she could not start for Delft alone, marauders and footpads would stop her ever reaching that city. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel The footpad theory they accepted therefore at once. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident Did you ever trail anybody that used padded-leather footpads on his cayuse’s feet, and that went on a walk, picking out the hardest ground? The Orphan For the moment he felt like a common footpad. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt After seeing the two travellers ride off, the disappointed footpad stood listening, till the hoof-strokes of their horses died upon the distant road. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The three philosophers rode at some little distance behind the sledge, ready only to push forward if some marauder or footpad showed signs of molesting the sledge. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Next morning an officer of justice inquired after him at the "Swan," and demanded his attendance at Bow Street, at two that afternoon, to give evidence against the footpads. International Short Stories English Suddenly I was surrounded by four men—footpads, as I surmised. The Intriguers Having, I hope, taken sufficient care of street-robbers, I proceed now to clear the roads from highwaymen, footpads, &c. Second Thoughts are Best: Or a Further Improvement of a Late Scheme to Prevent Street Robberies The instincts of the footpad—which had for the moment yielded before the moral shock of the humiliating encounter with his old master—began to resume dominion over him. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z "Thou shall want ere I want," for instance, would precisely suit the descendant of a footpad. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) I gladly offered to escort her to her home, which, she said, was only about half-a-mile distant, and where we could procure assistance to remove the still insensible footpad. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 But the good dame never built me to be a footpad. The Recipe for Diamonds A footpad that kills an old granny in a woollen mutch with a dirty bludgeon, and that for a 191 shilling-piece and a paper of snuff—there is all the warrior that you are.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25) When the horseman, emerging from under the arcade of the trees, rode out into the open ground, and the moonlight fell upon him and his horse, the footpad was slightly taken by surprise. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z A footpad that was an infant child could rob you. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) He then rang the bell violently, and gave the servants orders, and directions where to find the wounded footpad. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 He would have been afraid, elsewhere, of anything from footpads to police, from unknown vehicles to unknown traffic laws. Ultima Thule “There are the barn-burners and––traveling at night––” “Have they turned footpads?” was the light reply. The Strollers The footpad took no further notice of him, until he had completed the binding of the bundle. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z I avoided him with a leap, and stood on guard, cursing my empty hands, wondering whether I had to do with an officer or a mere footpad, and scarce knowing which to wish. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) A dismal rain was falling, the street was poorly lighted, and, but for the mean attire I put on, I might easily have become the victim of footpads. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield "You are only a footpad, a simple-minded marquis of the bludgeon." The O'Ruddy A Romance I thought it was a footpad advancing in the dark, and behold 'tis an old friend. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges “O sir! you will not mount me thus?” said the wretched man, appealing with upheld hands to the footpad. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z That is why, to save my life, I had to be an incendiary at times, and at others a footpad. The Book of Khalid Was he going to be strangled like a clerk at the hands of a footpad? The Web of the Golden Spider Family traditions tell of his being attacked by two footpads, and knocking their heads together till they cried for mercy. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice If an ordinary man is attacked in a lonely spot by armed footpads, he finds himself helpless. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character “One thing in his favour,” suggested the young courtier, who notwithstanding the rude introduction, appeared to be favourably inclined towards the footpad. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z At last, however, they had the great hide free from the carcass, with the footpads and long claws attached, and the scalp all skinned carefully free from the skull at eyes, ears, and nose. The Young Alaskans on the Trail Oh, your strenuous friends with the footpad technique? The Dark Star For the first time it occurred to me that there was not much security here for life, in case of a covert attack from some of those footpads said to infest the city. The Land of Thor You see, he was on another railroad line and crossing some tracks when some footpads assaulted him. Ralph on the Engine The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail I heard the same story myself; though little suspecting that the facetious footpad was my old henchman Gregory Garth. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Bravos, footpads, burglars, all manner of men, were employed before he left Paris. Cleek, the Master Detective He had always been somewhat moodily apprehensive of being attacked by footpads, and had carried loaded firearms about his person. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed Should he chance to be stopped by two or three footpads and call for help, he will doubtless wake up some drowsy guardian of the law, but the help will be all against him. The Land of Thor For good reason, there being footpads and robbers everywhere. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley Little as he might have relished the companionship of Captain Scarthe, or Cornet Stubbs, it would have been preferable to falling into that of a party of highwaymen or footpads. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The footpad lay in wait on the lonely country road or among the bushes of the open fields at the back of Lincoln's Inn. The History of London Many a footpad or belated townsman, warned by the mystic tinkle of a spectral bell, had turned with a start, to faint or run at sight of this uncanny traveller. The Panchronicon Should the unfortunate victim knock down a footpad or two in self-defense, it is good ground for an arrest, and both robbers and policemen become witnesses against him. The Land of Thor Get he but out into the country, and up to the mountains—on all sides conveniently near—his chances are even better, since the first man there met may be either footpad or salteador. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley The voice of the penitent footpad—no longer in the stern accents of menace and command, but in soft subdued tones—once more interrupted the stillness of the night. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The King’s Road was so named in honour of Charles II., and it was notorious in its early days for footpads and robbers. Chelsea The Fascination of London The bare suggestion that a footpad might dare operate in a district under his immediate personal supervision would have been to him deeply repugnant, and here was this weirdly attired wanderer making the charge direct. The Life of the Party “When I find myself attacked by footpads I’ll just look up Mr. James Brown,” I told him dryly with intent to plague. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 "Why am I kidnapped? why have you put these footpad bracelets on me?" The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... At the time, the roads of England were infested with highwaymen, and footpads. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z While this was going on the westerner and two of the new arrivals managed to make a prisoner of the other footpad. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview Twice, pausing, O'Grady lays his lieutenant down in the shelter of some large boulder, and, facing about, sends shot after shot up the hill, checking the pursuit and driving the cowardly footpads to cover. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier If I happened to be murdered or assaulted by a footpad there was not the smallest reason to suppose that Mr. Trumpington would refrain from giving the police every assistance in identifying the criminal. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914 On my way home just now I was waylaid by a footpad, who robbed me of some money that I was taking back to my husband. Chinese Folk-Lore Tales Chuckling over his work, with the quickness of an expert in the handling of ropes, the footpad now proceeded to the accomplishment of his task. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Those footpads told me he was in a hotel in the neighborhood. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview All I should want would be a couple of sturdy fellows on the box to protect me against footpads. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days The rascals infested the fields, which were filled with wrestlers, rogues and cheats, pick-pockets, cripples and footpads; the aristocrats occupied the stately houses on the west side. The Strand District The Fascination of London A footpad is not a rubber-soled highwayman, but a pad, or robber, who does his work on foot. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) The footpad stood for some minutes in a reflecting attitude. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z While here he had fallen in with footpads who had sought to rob him. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview "Well then, all you need fear is an attack from footpads—and even that is unlikely," concludes Général Marchand, who by now is in a great hurry to go. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days "This is a werry lonely spot, sir," says Seymour's footpad; "I wonder you ain't afeard of being robbed!"—and the young man's hair stands on end, and lifts his hat above his head. The History of "Punch" The day will never come, I hope, when we shall degenerate into the footpad, and lose our Night Errantry. Rookwood It had been long—alas! too long—a branch of his peculiar calling; and the footpad’s experience now enabled him to perceive, that such was the occupation in which Oriole was engaged. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z “It is a falsehood,” roared the footpad who had attacked our hero. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview His position on horseback beside the carriage would, he felt, be a more romantic one, and he half-hoped that some enterprising footpad would give him a chance of displaying his pluck and his devotion. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days His thoughts were not so much of four-footed visitors as of footpads and the ease with which they could attack him and get away with his grandfather's watch which he was wearing. The Dude Wrangler For the theft of provisions, or of clothes from his neighbour, a case yet more common, and more natural to footpads, the convict depredator is shot. The History of Tasmania , Volume II As this was an act in which the ci-devant footpad was an adept, he bestowed the property in such a manner, that the sharpest eye might have passed within six feet without perceiving it. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Others, assuming higher ground, resented silent boot as taking unfair advantage of the burglar or footpad. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, March 25, 1893 He, too, was quite sure that no common footpad had engineered their daring attack. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days Peckham fell upon him like a footpad, whispering hoarsely: "For God's sake give me a pointer." Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book Then I could have fetched half-a-dozen soldiers and apprehended those same footpads, or, at all events, driven them to the hills again. The Black Colonel And with this jocular leave-taking, the retired footpad stepped out of the house, and followed the girl—who, eager upon the errand that had summoned her forth, had already advanced some distance along the path. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z "Copper" turned footpad, he knew the ropes, he could flout the Treasury—and he did. Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 “If he didn’t, the chances are that the coach, when passing over Hounslow Heath, would be attacked by highwaymen or footpads, and the passengers robbed, if not murdered,” answered Nettleship. Paddy Finn "I don't so much wonder that I took you for a footpad!" Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book Not that housebreakers or footpads are to be found, but it is not safe to leave things about in one’s room. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar Under their protection I presume there will no longer be anything to fear from footpads, or even highwaymen!” The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z “Highwaymen and footpads about, I suppose?” said the old lawyer mockingly. Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor They are robbers and footpads, and it looks as if the fatality to one of their number near Doom has been incurred during a raid. Doom Castle Why, a footpad is a nobleman compared to him.” In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First In illustration of the Scotch character, we may cite the story of the visitor to Aberdeen, who was attacked by three footpads. Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers Are you not afraid to be out alone at this late hour—especially as the neighbourhood is infested with such ferocious footpads as your brother has been telling me of? The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z About the end of that month Evelyn went to Sayes Court to prepare for their reception, but was waylaid by footpads near Bromley and came near meeting his death from them. Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees You know that the road through the hills is unsafe owing to robbers and footpads. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Being crossed by a main road, this dreary neighbourhood was formerly much frequented by footpads and highwaymen. Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney The Fascination of London And about ten thousand German marines with a couple of naval guns would make Canada throw up her hands as fast as a footpad would an old lady in a dark lane. On the Fringe of the Great Fight The ruined hut on Jarret’s Heath was soon reached, conspicuous under the silvery moonlight, as he had last viewed it: but no longer the rendezvous of Gregory Garth and his fierce footpads. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z It's bad enough to have one's husband brought home looking as if he'd been slugged by footpads, and to have the papers go on about it so. North of Fifty-Three They were most useful in a hand-to-hand encounter, as with footpads, or boarders; but they were useless at more than ten paces. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. It is not wise to tempt a penniless footpad by a show of gold; but no more so in Ecuador than any where. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America They had run some risks from highwaymen and footpads; but now they thought all danger was over, for they had almost reached their destination. Hayslope Grange A Tale of the Civil War May be the captain of the robbers is no longer a footpad, but mounted?” The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The deep shadow of great St. Paul's, sacred building though it was, afforded her no protection; it spoke rather of cut-throats, footpads, ruffians ready for any outrage. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' I remember thinking, "What a place this would be if we were troubled with footpads!" The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary He had been tramping through the country, sometimes pilfering, sometimes taking money as a footpad. A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden "We might leave our coatees behind us, and go only in our shirts and breeches; and give out that we had been attacked, and robbed of our money and coats by footpads," Desmond said. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain His feet slammed footpads as his arms and hands yanked and twisted the other controls. The Universe — or Nothing Hand in glove with highway robbers an' footpads. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' You are a thief, a footpad, a cur. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 4 "Mr. Tom was waylaid by two footpads at the Woodlawn gates Saturday night and half killed," it read. The Quickening Then up comes Piddie, walkin' on his toes too, and the three of us does a footpad sneak into Old Hickory's office. On With Torchy Just as he had clenched the winch the foremost of the footpads came down the hill and shouted as he saw the sailor. The Romance of the Coast He had forgotten the cloaked man whom he had taken for an ordinary footpad. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' I thought it safe to assume that the police would look upon the dead man as the victim of some footpad. Jacqueline of Golden River The footpads persisted until the horse-trader came near enough to see that they were black men, or rather white men with blackened faces and hands. The Quickening Surely if there be any footpads about, the fact that we are followed by so goodly a train will serve to scare them away. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot I do not envy the man who wrote the article;—you Review people have no more right to kill than any other footpads. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals The lesser country-gentlemen, who have no establishments in town, rarely venture up, for fear of the footpads on the heath, and the insolence of the black-guard Cockneys. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863 He may have been a footpad; but Demetrius, without pausing in his haste, smote the fellow between the eyes with a terrible fist, and the wretched creature dropped without a groan. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. "There be many rogues and footpads in the neighbourhood of late, and especially to-day," pursued the other. Heiress of Haddon The roads of our beloved Fatherland are not infested with bandits and footpads, and you can go with contented minds and with no fear of danger upon your travels. Pixy's Holiday Journey Going up to his trusty friend D’Estala, he engages him in talk, and, with the dexterity of a footpad, steals his dagger, and stabs himself. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 6, 1841, The highway—of-News—may be clearer henceforth Of robber daring and footpad sly. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, June 11, 1892 "A bandit, my excellent friend," was his answer, "but not a common one; no ordinary footpad could strip the noble Servius Flaccus without a harder struggle." A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. Travellers carried pistols against footpads and mounted highwaymen. Montcalm and Wolfe But at least there was one Border highwayman—or is "footpad" here the more correct term?—who, if the story is true, may surely claim to have been the most picturesque and romantic of criminals. Stories of the Border Marches Bravos, footpads, burglars—all manner of men—were employed before he left Paris. Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces Which proved of service to him and his well-being, for one night, not long thereafter, he was called upon to defend himself from a number of footpads who set upon him. Half A Chance The hangers-on of the army—beggars, feagues, and footpads—hovered, like the cowardly beasts of prey they were, about the outskirts of the city. Helmet of Navarre To some Death comes like a footpad, suddenly, and presents his pistol—and the smoke that curls upward from his empty barrel is your soul. Prose Fancies (Second Series) The frightened horses plunged, and dashed off madly with the vehicle, leaving in the footpad's possession no booty of greater value, however, than the postillion's cap. Stories of the Border Marches England hath builded better, and the footpads have the Roman ways. The Mississippi Bubble I had heard of this as a picturesque and old-fashioned territory, comparatively free from footpads and lying near such places as Astoria and Hell Gate. Shandygaff He slackened his pace as he heard footsteps overtake him, and where a beam of light shone out from an open door he wheeled about, thinking me a footpad. Helmet of Navarre In a word, I found that the muse had played me another of her tricks, and had betrayed me into the hands of a footpad. Tales of a Traveller He might fetch a circuit all unknowingly, and find himself in the midst of the footpads again. Tom Tufton's Travels Indeed, I think we are the better off hereabouts for a brace of footpads gone to their account. The Mississippi Bubble Shaw being after this got out of prison and having no money to purchase a horse, he endeavoured to carry on his old profession of a footpad. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences As they reached the wall by M. de Mirabeau's garden a gang of footpads fell on them. Helmet of Navarre The bold knights of the post have all dwindled down into lurking footpads and sneaking pick-pockets. Tales of a Traveller "Do you mean to say, Master Cale," he asked, "that men accuse Lord Claud of being the accomplice of highwaymen and footpads?" Tom Tufton's Travels Under proper leadership, the boy soon learns that the true spirit of manly sport is the farthest removed from that of the footpad and the blackguard. The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work The crew he had engaged himself in were the most notorious and the most cruel footpads which for many years had infested the road. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Their route in the beginning lies across a small mountain-range, and then through a piece of thick woods bearing an evil reputation as the home of footpads. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 Nor were thieves and footpads wanting in the streets or highwaymen upon the roads, especially in the lonelier parts near the marshes between Rome and the Bay of Naples. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul And a sudden doubt surged into Tom's brain as to whether or not Robin had betrayed him to the footpads. Tom Tufton's Travels At first few in numbers and poverty-stricken in resources, these men acted merely as footpads, highwaymen, and cheap crooks. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado "I was ashamed over having let the footpad get away." The High School Freshmen Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports Once upon a time a deacon who did not favor church bazars was going along a dark street when a footpad suddenly appeared, and, pointing his pistol, began to relieve his victim of his money. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations He lifted one of Wolf's forelegs and examined the footpads, pressing them and denting them with his thumb. Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories Chosen and Edited By Franklin K. Mathiews Robin was not afraid of darkness or of footpads. Tom Tufton's Travels Your Lordships can wend your way homeward as far West as Kensington, or as far North as Highbury, without meeting the casual footpad. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 26, 1890 I must bid you good-night here, Suzanne," he said lightly, "there may be footpads about and I must place your securities away under lock and key. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk I mean, from the enormous profusion of housebreakers, highwaymen, and footpads; and, what is worse, from the savage barbarities of the two latter, who commit the most wanton cruelties. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II It was an improved form of that very crude appliance, the sand-bag, which footpads use to produce concussion of the brain without fracturing the skull. The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta So, as soon as the horses were baited and themselves refreshed, they mounted once more, and pushed gaily along, feeling themselves quite equal to repel any wretched footpads who might try to assault them. Tom Tufton's Travels As he was going home from the theatre one night, the actor was attacked by a footpad, and received in his face two bullets which broke a portion of his jaw. The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield "Some footpad who haunts the cliffs," rejoined de Chavasse lightly, "'tis simple enough." The Nest of the Sparrowhawk This singular mendicant had generally, or was supposed to have, as much money about his person, as would have been thought the value of his life among modern footpads. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 397, November 7, 1829 "Why of all the-!" began Mr. Damon, but another of the footpads leveling his weapon at the eccentric man growled: "Dry up, if you don't want to get shot!" Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout, or, the Speediest Car on the Road For there were highway robbers and footpads, who seemed to have a seventh sense for the scenting of gold. Tom Tufton's Travels The danger, however, from footpads and highwaymen was not greatest in remote country places, but in and about the metropolis itself. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain She felt like one who had suffered the terror of the onslaught of a murderous footpad only to find out that it was an innocent pedestrian asking the time. Burning Daylight Or if a footpad asks him for his money, what need he care provided he has an umbrella? Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery They might have used it to make the auto halt, and the man, or men, on it were probably in collusion with the footpads. Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout, or, the Speediest Car on the Road Both riders kept a sharp lookout as they rode along, for there was never any security from footpads and highway robbers once they were clear of the houses. Tom Tufton's Travels There the footpad, the burglar, and the highwayman are portrayed in unnatural colours, and give pleasant lessons in crime to their delighted listeners. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 I iterate that the footpad who attacked you last night was merely a prologue. The Certain Hour For example, they are the thieves, burglars, cutpurses, footpads, robbers of temples, man-stealers of the community; or if they are able to speak they turn informers, and bear false witness, and take bribes. The Republic We now proceeded at full speed, while the footpad ran endeavouring to overtake us. Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire Who is the footpad that is at the pains of tying up a fellow and never looks for his purse? The Highwayman The fact of a gigantic footpad being in the neighborhood was alarming for all, and nervous people were already having great bolts and bars placed upon their shutters and doors. The Young Buglers Trust Venus, too, t' avert the wretched wrath Of footpad, hungry for thy robe and ring! The Elegies of Tibullus Being the Consolations of a Roman Lover Done in English Verse In those troublous times the main roads were so infested by highwaymen and footpads, that it was usual for travellers to carry weapons and even armour for their protection. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Now there was a young widow, whose husband had been killed by the footpads, or road robbers. Welsh Fairy Tales The young lord did what he pleased, and spoke his mind as plainly as the footpad. The Man Shakespeare A mere touch of verisimilitude, Gaston; footpads invariably beat their victims. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes I had hardly got beyond the walls, when a footpad struck me in the back with his bludgeon; down I went and wanted to shout, but he had already made off with my mantle. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 This place belongs to some Umbrian farmer who is in partnership with a bandit chief or the leader of a gang of footpads. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire A Capuchin friar, long-bearded and dirty, with the air of a footpad, and an umbrella by way of a blunderbuss or musket under his arm, was talking to a Sister of Charity. Cæsar or Nothing Our friend Blocque is garroted, and robbed of his 'honest earnings,' at one fell swoop by a footpad! Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee That was the evening I had you robbed and beaten by footpads, was it not? Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes Why, their coach might have taken the open country behind Montague House, in the direction of Oxford Road, and been waylaid by footpads in the fields. The Virginians Well, let them pass," cried the captain; "what, have we nothing to do better than to stop passengers, like footpads on the king's highway! The Pilot Then the Guisnes knights rode at them scornfully, crying,— "What footpad churls have we here, who fancy they can face horsed knights?" Hereward, the Last of the English "I did not suppose even you would give me a pass and then send your footpads to stop me." The Duke of Stockbridge "I'm glad I turned footpad, in spite of you," said I to my dear mistress. The Yeoman Adventurer On the plan the formal road runs a strangely erratic course, for in many places it is faithful to the footpad. Tropic Days During one of these pauses he discovered the little dark-brown dog who was following him with the air of a footpad. Men, Women, and Boats Jim and Charity were dazed as if some footpad had struck them over the head with a slingshot. We Can't Have Everything I do not mean as regards footpads and robbers reports concerning them are always greatly exaggerated; but the rivers are in a terrible state. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán He would twist the vulgar words of every-day into quaint unheard-of meanings, nor did he deny shelter to those loafers and footpads of speech which inspire the grammarian with horror. The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 One of the footpads scratched at the door, which was opened by a female, and they entered with their unhappy prisoner. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 In the same way, a century ago honourable and honest men countenanced smuggling; but we do not classify them with footpads. England under the Tudors They demanded something from me with the air of little footpads. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland "The road swarms with footpads," he said, in a mysterious undertone; "you run a very great risk of being robbed and murdered if you go on to-night." A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán "This must be some more of Arnold Baxter's work" "Or else the work of some footpad." The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes Or, the secret of the island cave His extortions were the more resented since he kept no order; the environs of the city swarmed with brigands and footpads, and kidnappers were allowed to work their will inside the city. Medieval Europe It was true, and even the befuddled Simpson, on his questioning, only could falter that he had been attacked by three unknown footpads. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story It was a sand-bag, a favorite weapon used in our large cities by footpads. The Rover Boys at School This place bears a bad name; it is debatable land, as we say, between the Republic of Lucca and the Grand Duchy, and a well-known haunt for footpads, highwaymen, outlaws, and other kinds of cut-throat. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca No, no, I am foolish, it is nothing, those footpads have upset me. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch Royal foot scamp; a footpad who behaves in like manner. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue The Bagman obeyed with wonderful celerity, and I heard the purse chink as the footpad dropped it into the pocket of his greatcoat. The Broad Highway Then he was afraid of meeting a footpad. Two Boys and a Fortune, or, the Tyler Will The suddenness of my attack disconcerted the three footpads, and when Duncan recovered sufficiently to lend a hand, one of them took to his heels and disappeared up the alley. True to Himself : or Roger Strong's Struggle for Place Oh! take my chair, Adrian," said Foy rising, "and don't make such a stir about a couple of cowardly footpads and an old hag. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch Young fellows in their teens don't get lost in the snow, particularly in the streets of a great city, and footpads generally know their game before bringing it down. Danger Or, Wounded in the House of a Friend In the timber fell the soft footpads of creatures with claw and fang, marauders and outlaws of darkness. God's Country—And the Woman Here I was attacked by a footpad armed with a broad-sword, who came up and demanded my money. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle He felt several hands moving rapidly about his body, and then he struck blindly out at the footpads. Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice, or, the Wreck of the Airship "How is it?" he cried with the voice of a footpad demanding charity, and obeying the laws of the game, the winners threw a dollar or more from their heap to the boss. Jonah That the footpad on the road should have such desire when, with his pistol, he stops the traveller on his journey we all understand. The Duke's Children The country is, perhaps, too thinly inhabited to produce many of that description of thieves termed footpads, or highwaymen. Letters on Sweden, Norway, and Denmark The smuggler's stories of lucky ventures and successful runs were capped by the footpad's reminiscences of foggy nights and stolen watches. For the Term of His Natural Life Really, I don't know what more we could ask of you, unless it were the foot-padded footpad himself as a commensal. The Garotters I was assaulted by a footpad near Abrantes, as if I was worth robbing. The Snare And we know what we think of the footpad,—and what we do to him. The Duke's Children There was a sworn fraternity of twenty footpads which met at an alehouse in Southwark. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 What cheer, brother?" says Addison, laughing: "I thought it was a footpad advancing in the dark, and behold 'tis an old friend. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne He was dead, having been stabbed by the footpad; but she, thinking that he had, according to custom, drunk intoxicating hemp, sat upon the floor, and raising his head, placed it tenderly in her lap. Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance The excesses of that age remind us of the humours of a gang of footpads, revelling with their favourite beauties at a flash- house. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 I asked our servant who they were imagining they might be archers, or footpads of justice, in pursuit of some malefactor. Travels through France and Italy Oriental footpads are rarities in the purlieus of Waterloo Road. The Quest of the Sacred Slipper And as to Pragmatic, I would not call you a stupid person even though you confided to me that you had never heard this footpad’s name till to-night. Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) A footpad, who saw her on the way, thought to himself, "Where can this woman, clothed in jewels, be going alone at midnight?" Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance I tell you it is as true of these rich fools and rascals as it is true of every poor footpad and pickpocket; that only God knows how good they have tried to be. The Man Who Knew Too Much "She might have been carried off by footpads if you three boys hadn't been along to take care of her!" Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William But in time of peace they stay at home and do mischief; they are the thieves, footpads, cut-purses, man-stealers of the community; or if they are able to speak, they turn false-witnesses and informers. The Republic The fact that he was stopped by a footpad smote Tom Swift's mind as not a particularly surprising adventure. Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive, or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails Instead of that he went to work as crudely as a common footpad.. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger Twenty paces beyond, the footpads silently closed in upon their prey. Dope "His methods were scarcely those of a footpad," murmured Sir Charles. Fire-Tongue As soon as we were out of doors, Egbert, with the manner of a little footpad, demanded a shilling of me on the ground that his pocket-money was "boned" from him. Bleak House Tom was sorry that the fellow had now been forewarned that his identity as the spy and footpad was known to Tom and his friends. Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive, or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails |
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