| 单词 | infernal machine |
| 例句 | “The infernal machines passed within a few blocks from my house...and I didn’t think to step outside to see them. After New York was destroyed we all went to bed.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “What is wrong with this infernal machine? And now another interruption! Where is that voice coming from?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “A lot of them are scared to death by the whole idea, by the infernal machine,” she told me. The Tyranny of Constant Contact 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z The cast includes the Professor, a specialist in infernal machines who at all times carries a bomb in readiness for a suicide attack. The top 10 classic spy novels 2013-06-26T10:37:16Z But Klein isn’t that wild and extravagant; “Resolving Hedda” is more like an engineering project, an experiment to see whether the doomed Hedda can escape Ibsen’s infernal machine. Review | In the comic ‘Resolving Hedda,’ the protagonist tries to actually live through the end of the play 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z At its worst, this rapid-fire, high-tech “Joseph” comes off like an infernal machine. ‘American Idol’ stars are no match for the tech in ‘Technicolor Dreamcoat’ 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z The most affecting scenes feature Iosif's parents, whose loyalty to each other and "the Motherland" is their only defence against lacerating injustices, and who are gradually ground down in the system's infernal machine. The Banner of the Passing Clouds by Anthea Nicholson – review 2013-05-10T12:00:01Z It’s also been called the Rube Goldberg effect –– where you see the world as an infernal machine. ArtsBeat Blog: Errol Morris Interviews Stephen King 2011-11-10T14:39:00Z While Marvel can seem “like this infernal machine that grinds on,” Bettany says, the projects are, in his experience, “incredibly collaborative.” Elizabeth Olsen loves a puzzle 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The infernal machine will continue largely unstopped because there is a huge market for its poison. Tucker Carlson is gone — but don't celebrate 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez included dueling pistols, muskets, trick “cane guns” and a custom-made instrument of mass murder known as “the infernal machine.” In the Gun Law Fights of 2023, a Need for Experts on the Weapons of 1791 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The brilliant “elephant,” lumbering and impressive like its African namesake, is an infernal machine. Review: William Kentridge's sprawling Broad installation is an extraordinary meditation on apartheid 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Aycock’s strangely infernal machine upends historical associations between weaving and delicate women’s work, inserting monumental sculpture into the postindustrial dialogue. Review: OCMA opens: The good, the confounding and the lack of seating 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The only way to escape is to run faster than the infernal machine forces those stuck on it — but most Americans lack the strength and endurance to do so. American democracy is on the treadmill of doom: How do we get off? 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z This too is an example of the multidisciplinary French writer’s “infernal machines” of fortune and doom that populate his plays and overrun our sense of purpose. Review: L.A. Opera is first in the U.S. to return to its home stage. Emotions flow 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Republican voters and supporters provide the votes and human energy for the right wing's infernal machine of political and human destruction. America the "pitiful": Fintan O'Toole on how our once-great nation devolved into "Trumpland" 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z He needs others to work the levers of his infernal machine. Donald Trump vs “antifa”: This administration has limitless contempt for the rule of law 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z The infernal machine - whether a land mine, a bomb or a shell, or gas, has existed in war since, at a minimum, the invention of gunpowder. Death by Robot 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z In revenge, Rupert attempted to blow up one of Blake's ships, sending one of his sailors, disguised as a Portuguese, with an infernal machine to the Vice-Admiral. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z As it was, breathless and expectant, with a cold perspiration broken out upon his forehead, and his heart thumping violently against his ribs, he reached the infernal machine in the very nick of time. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z The wiry screams of his infernal machine seemed to charm him as much as they did the rest of the company assembled. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z This being the President's birthday, the hall of the bureau has been crowded with infernal machines sent as presents. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 2012-04-03T02:00:30.460Z The infernal machine - whether a land mine, a bomb or a shell, or gas, has existed in war since, at a minimum, the invention of gunpowder. Death by Robot 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z But the Dean's mind reverted to infernal machines, the smart of his shin suggesting his line of thought. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z This infernal machine can be discharged from tubes in the side of a ship to a distance of a thousand yards under water at a speed of twenty-five miles per hour. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z The numerous bombardments of French Channel ports, and the attempts to destroy St Malo, the great nursery of the active French privateers, by infernal machines, did little harm. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z “Maybe it’s an infernal machine those smugglers put aboard,” went on Fenn. Fenn Masterson's Discovery or, The Darewell Chums on a Cruise 2011-11-07T02:00:19.467Z He looked upon the nurse bottle as an infernal machine, and the little orphan as a fraud. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z It might have been possible for him to place a delayed-action infernal machine in the hold of the West Barbican when she was loading up at Brocklington. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z December 24th.—Royalist conspirators fail to kill Bonaparte with an infernal machine. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z Carefully packed in the car were large numbers of the most powerful infernal machines, ingeniously designed to effect the most awful destruction if hurled into a thickly-populated centre. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z “Yes; we were looking for the church,” replied Miss Sallie in a somewhat mollified tone, considering she had just called him a hobgoblin on an infernal machine. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z His attacks were mainly directed against the “Venetian and Flemish demons,” with their “infernal machine Chiaro Oscuro,” and the “hellish brownness” with which he says they and their school and modern followers load their paintings. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z The detonation of the infernal machine was actuated by a fairly simple device. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Fieschi fired an infernal machine as the king was riding down the Boulevard du Temple along the lines of the National Guard. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z With his own hands Theodore constructed the infernal machine and prepared the materials for generating the deadly vapour at the shortest notice. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z A headless man on an infernal machine——” Her reflections were interrupted by the turning around of the automobile. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z Dynamite is perhaps a discovery of our own times, but “infernal machines,” which served the purpose of king-killers, are of ancient date. Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z Then the Ojabberaways used to plot, and make infernal machines in Jonathan's country, and come over to the Buccaneer's island, where they frequently carried out their designs, and occasionally used the knife into the bargain. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z He wanted to watch the explosion of the infernal machine he had so craftily pieced together, to note its results. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z It was only one degree less ingenious, and if anything still more horrible, than the infernal machine of Marese. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z The barrels were nothing more or less than deadly infernal machines. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z In its number for August 9, 1835, the Observer gave a sketch of the attempted assassination, a portrait of the criminal, and a representation of the infernal machine. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z I do not remember how many times we circled round that infernal machine while the operator ground the handle, but it was a good many. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z The shells which the rioters had been using at Chicago had been made at Cincinnati, and it was said that the Chicago Socialists had on hand for immediate use a supply of these infernal machines. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z The plan had now grown delightfully clear and well-defined—the infernal machine became of the simplest construction. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z But an alert sentry on one of the guard boats discovered him and hailed; Mix drew his infernal machine into his boat and escaped. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z The assassin, whose name was Fieschi, constructed an infernal machine, consisting of twenty-five barrels, charged with various kinds of missiles, and lighted simultaneously by a train of gunpowder. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z She is convinced he is an ecclesiastical infernal machine trying to wreck our family orthodoxy. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z The "last word" is the most dangerous of infernal machines. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z "He is his own antithesis"—an infernal machine set to music. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z Although nothing but the foreigner's boots were to be seen outside, a gaping crowd had collected, striving to peer through the cracks in the doors, and regarding the boots as if they were infernal machines. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z The actual infernal machine, with a waxen effigy of Fieschi, formed for many years a prominent attraction at Madame Tussaud’s Exhibition. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z The explosion of an infernal machine would hardly have surprised or discomfited me more. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z Perhaps they thought we would spike their guns, or steal the castle, or blow up the Rock with infernal machines. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise In humble imitation of the ancient inquisitors, the screws of the infernal machine were relaxed to give the subjects a confessing respite. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution She evidently looked upon it as only one degree below an infernal machine. Glories of Spain Quite recently the police had discovered a workshop in which men were taught how to manufacture dynamite-bombs and infernal machines. Majesty A Novel He was just able to tell the soldier who picked him up what his business was and—well, we found the infernal machine where he told us to look for it. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines We were locked in the hold—virtual prisoners—our only company those dastardly infernal machines, whose very nature we did not know! The Social Gangster Captain Peel had meanwhile brought his infernal machine, known as a rocket battery, to the front, and sent a volley of rockets through the crowd on the ramparts around the breach. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude He gave us an inquiring look, seeming to ask us if this frightful implement was not something like an infernal machine. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 The captain listened in silence, took the infernal machine, stepped to the skylight, under which a lamp was dimly burning, and examined the piece of mechanism. International Short Stories English On the other hand it could be some sort of infernal machine, ready to blow half the city to bits at the turn of a dial. Twelve Times Zero In the cases of goods on the Furious were some terrible infernal machines which had been hidden, to be detonated by these deadly rays of wireless. The Social Gangster For an instant he thought the thing might be an infernal machine. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Before he had done more than glimpse the enormous door, he was picked up kitten-fashion by a scientist, who carried him off, dangling and swearing, to another infernal machine. The Enormous Room The carpenter fetched a lantern, and the whole group examined the infernal machine by the clear light. International Short Stories English I believe somewhat in dreams, and fear that these reckless men will get into trouble with their infernal machines, or fireworks, and poisons. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles This impromptu toilette caused a little delay, and the infernal machine exploded in vain! The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries In 1836, when the horrors of the infernal machine had armed the crown with ampler powers, and had silenced the republican party, the term Socialism made its appearance in literature. The History of Freedom He’s learning all there is to know about poultry, and doesn’t even know that infernal machine is going or that Mr. Mills had any relatives.” The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted "I'm just out of your lazarette," said I, "where I've saved this ship from having her stern blown out by an infernal machine!" International Short Stories English Their idea was to put Allied munition ships out of action by means of infernal machines, fastened to the rudders, and timed to explode shortly after their departure. My Three Years in America “Is it,” he asked hoarsely, “an infernal machine?” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) "I've got hold of some sort of infernal machine," he thought, "and I shall be all over the square in less than a second!" The Brass Bottle But of late they had had unheard-of enemies to meet, the submarine and the infernal machine placed inside the cargo. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards Oh, my great God, I thought to myself, it is an infernal machine! and the ship will be blown up! International Short Stories English And we see infernal machines, thumb screws, spiked collars, and other dretful implements of torture like black shadders throwed from the past. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife Stolen goods? the carcass of one murdered? or—and at the thought he sat upright in bed—an infernal machine? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) “What do you mean to do with this—this infernal machine?” the girl asked, her voice breaking over the perfectly applicable term. The Camera Fiend The giant was streaked and splashed with blood; for in those moments when he stood defenseless before casting his infernal machine, a dozen cutlases and knives had sought his life. The Pirate Woman Heavens! the horror of standing in that black lazarette with an infernal machine ticking in my hands, and a large barrel of gunpowder, as I easily guessed, within reach of a kick of my foot! International Short Stories English The officials knew that he was only for 'takkin' notes' for Punch, but the vision of a pencil produced an effect upon them the same as if they had caught sight of an infernal machine. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 It was like the breath of hell, to fit the simile, and aptly Professor Burr seemed the devil himself, manipulating the infernal machines. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 “Wish the––infernal machine had gone plumb down to hell!” he growled. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation The infernal machine had been rendered harmless, but was kept intact as evidence. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 The river was searched with grappling-irons, and six infernal machines were fished up; but they were imperfectly constructed, and not one of them would explode. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field Colonel Witham, at first, had thought it might be some sort of an infernal machine, put there to destroy the mill. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill We thought it contained an infernal machine, and that he might be a German spy. Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam The two explosions had taken place almost simultaneously, and had evidently been caused by the same kind of infernal machine, whether containing dynamite or some other explosive was not quite certain. A Bachelor's Dream How long the infernal machine had been operating no one knew, but the visitors were startled when the building suddenly began to sway perceptibly. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 He was employed by the Rebel government to construct torpedoes and infernal machines for blowing up Commodore Foote’s gunboats. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field "Any more infernal machines in your baggage this time?" Sunny Boy in the Big City What sort of infernal machine have you there, anyhow? Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam I placed the infernal machine by his door, and so took the vengeance which I swore to take a year ago, when he took prisoner and gave to torture and death my lover. A Bachelor's Dream At the moment when the royal procession arrived on the Boulevard Temple, an infernal machine was set off by a Corsican named Fieschi. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) There is an infernal machine in that bag. The Blue Germ It was found to contain an infernal machine of the most approved pattern, loaded with broken glass, slugs of lead and old iron, and an assortment of nails, old keys, and bullets. A Woman at Bay Or, a Fiend in Skirts It’s an infernal machine—I can hear the buzzing of the battery inside.” Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam A German dock-hand, who was really in the pay of the Teutonic Government, had placed an infernal machine in the cargo, setting it to explode two days after leaving New York. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Already seven projects of assassination had been discovered and frustrated, when a grand review of the National Guards, on July 28, gave an opportunity for a Fieschi's infernal machine telling stroke. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) He went back for the clock, crept swiftly upstairs, opened a door a few inches, and put the infernal machine inside, close to the wall. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley Moscow itself was destined to be the great infernal machine, the sudden nocturnal explosion of which was to destroy the emperor and his army. The Two Great Retreats of History They’ve got an infernal machine for cutting out the pay dirt in blocks. Panther Eye “Probably an infernal machine,” declared a shrill voice in the crowd that was now growing too large for comfort. Sunny Boy in the Country I got up with the rest, and there was the sentry with what he declared was an infernal machine, which had been thrown into the camp by someone who had made off in the darkness. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria You don't suppose it is an infernal machine? The Mission of Janice Day Dear cook," he read feverishly, "I have made an infernal machine with clock-work, and hid it in the hold near the gunpowder when we were at Fairhaven. More Cargoes 1897 An explosive powder placed in his handkerchief injured his sight for a time; a box of asthma pills sent him proved to contain a small but dangerous infernal machine. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality But there is at least freedom from the sulphurous atmosphere which pervades the ordinary car, with its two infernal machines, one at either end. Faces and Places The infernal machine consisted of a bottle filled with what was supposed to be giant powder, and bits of iron or steel, with a fuse sticking out of the neck of the bottle. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria Those coils and jars and wires in that cellar were not an infernal machine at all. New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune Mr. Harger, of the Wisconsin, who had hidden behind the stove pipe, was asked by Mr. Smith what he thought they were, whether it might not be an infernal machine. Peck's Sunshine Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882 We begin by apologising to the hundreds who have called at this office and have been unable to see the Werner infernal machine. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner The reply was, that a schooner which had just come in had been in great danger from one of our infernal machines, which had exploded and whitened the water for three hundred yards around. Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 One night, going to the theatre, he narrowly escaped death by the explosion of an "infernal machine." A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges The living, surrounded by the dying and the dead, the victims of accident, believed that they stood upon an infernal machine, to which the match had only to be placed. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Once again, in the early days of "Fun," Punch came very near to being startled with another such infernal machine. The History of "Punch" Its long article lies before me as I write: There had been no suicide; there had been no murder; there had been no infernal machine. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner “I have investigated a number of infernal machines, and they all make the same sort of sound before they go off.” The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast I found that Jack and Timbo had been busily employed in manufacturing a sort of infernal machine for the destruction of wild beasts. In the Wilds of Africa An infernal machine, such as has before been described, was blown up at the pierhead. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 It was that night that Olivia was convinced that Mr. Gaythorne was a Nihilist and an Agnostic, and hinted darkly at the storage of dynamite and infernal machines in the cellars of Galvaston House. Doctor Luttrell's First Patient As nearly as could be judged, from its shrivelled state, it appeared to be the plan of some infernal machine. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner Porter, go up and get that infernal machine, and dump it in a pail of water.” The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast Accoutred with their infernal machines, the little band of hope passed along the trench as silently as a party of Fenimore Cooper's North-American Indians. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 23, 1916 Mr Meesters, the inventor of some infernal machines, accompanied the expedition. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 No, there was not a spark to be seen; no keg of gunpowder, no black leather bag, no dynamite, no infernal machine. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 This little fellow," he would say, fetching an infernal machine out of his pocket—"this little fellow is as safe as houses provided he has no detonator in his little head. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 19, 1916 “But we’ve got to get rid of that infernal machine!” insisted the clerk. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast Miller undid the package as cautiously as if it were an infernal machine. The Shadow World The explosion of an infernal machine would hardly have surprised or discomfited me more. Danger! and Other Stories Dear cook," he read feverishly, "I have made an infernal machine with clockwork, and hid it in the hold near the gunpowder when we were at Fairhaven. Sea Urchins It's a infernal machine, sir, an' I ain't sure, even yet, that it won't go off an' blow us all up. Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls “Well, if we’re not afraid to take a chance in going in the same room with what you call an infernal machine, you ought not to be,” said Joe, with a smile. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast Among those who thus destroyed themselves was the man who had given the important information respecting the infernal machines, he and his whole family having put themselves to death. The Three Admirals The Russians, in return, endeavoured to injure the vessels of the Allies, and to protect their shores by the employment of infernal machines, as they were then called. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign We are as active as anyone in bringing about the Millennium, but we don't desire to be shot into it head foremost, like a projectile from one of your infernal machines. 'That Very Mab' The torpedo-boat was not carrying a spar-torpedo, but was towing the infernal machine, which she doubtless meant to drag under the flagship’s bows. Under the Chilian Flag A Tale of War between Chili and Peru “Well, you haven’t any more infernal machines; have you, boys?” the hotel clerk asked them when they came in to get their keys. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast The tutor expressed considerable discomfort at this new complication, and regarded the document in the banker’s hand as if it were an infernal machine. Roger Ingleton, Minor Heathcote regarded the intruder in a startled way, as if it had been some infernal machine; but presently took courage to advance and take the missive in his hand. Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton He has got dynamite on the brain: he will go off himself some day if he doesn't take care, like a new infernal machine.' 'That Very Mab' The man who got fifteen years the other day for being found near St. Stephen's with six infernal machines in his pockets was really one of us. Better Dead But Costigan's infernal machine did not rely only upon vibratory destruction. Triplanetary Then our Stokes guns joined in, and, if there ever was an infernal machine, that is it. The Emma Gees I thought of mummies, and stuffed monkeys, and "infernal machines;" and walked round the box at a respectful distance, with one eye on the door. Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends The long net twined, snakelike, round him, and he too descended into the bowels of the infernal machine. The Wizard of the Sea A Trip Under the Ocean "It's a torpedo! an infernal machine!" cried Tucket. The Drummer Boy "And no Yaquis will fool with such infernal machines as them." The Boy Ranchers Among the Indians or, Trailing the Yaquis Some infernal machine might have been missed in the search and nothing was to be trusted—no, not even a bit of innocent-looking lead pencil. Everyman's Land Recovering himself, he glanced at it perfunctorily and nodded to the sailors to give way and pull towards the hull of the infernal machine. The Mayor of Troy "Why not construct a couple of infernal machines which could be fired by pulling a string, and let them drift towards the canoes when the Indians are near enough?" The Captain of the Kansas Will nobody block those wheels, uncouple that pinion, cut the string that holds those weights, blow up the infernal machine with gun-powder? The Arena Volume 4, No. 20, July, 1891 That infernal machine hasn't been tested or anything; it might even let go on the catapult when you try to drop it. Uller Uprising He took and eyed the yellow envelopes with "E. Brassfield" scrawled on them, as if they had been infernal machines; but he made no movement toward opening them. Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain He signalled accordingly; and at nine-thirty, under the eyes of the squadron, a boat from the bomb-ship started to tow the infernal machine towards the harbour. The Mayor of Troy Indeed, Courtenay soon found that some of the assailants were already screened by the ship's bows, but the larger number were clustered thickly round Tollemache's infernal machines. The Captain of the Kansas Then sitting up, he began playing with this infernal machine, knowing, as well as I, that if he allowed it to drop that was the end of us two. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont And do you think we'd pay men to invent all sorts of infernal machines like the Barnes torpedo, and then have our big ships blown up by them in time of peace. Captain Jinks, Hero A gentleman who has lately been under a cloud, as he was the inventor of the Orsini bombs, has several thousand men at work on infernal machines. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris On second thoughts, however, I dare say the management and frequenters of the 'Catalafina' have more than a bowing acquaintance with infernal machines. Foe-Farrell On it stood the first of the infernal machines. The Captain of the Kansas We learned afterward that the Minister and Villalobar were riding down the hill and the infernal machine seemed right over their car, giving them a nice start for a moment. A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium The beauty of workmanship and finish of these infernal machines was interesting. The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 I was provided with a lantern which was to enable me to set fire to the wick of the infernal machine. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth A Southern slaveholder heard him in the Academy of Music, hating him, but paying him this tribute, "That man is an infernal machine set to music." The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict Deserted in wild confusion, half buried in the churned mud, on every hand are heaps of unused ammunition, bombs, gas shells, and infernal machines wrecked or hurriedly left in the enemy's flight. With Our Soldiers in France They imagined that similar infernal machines were approaching the Armada. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 The mystery was not a new type of infernal machine as they imagined but merely a home-made actinometer! Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben Moscow itself was designed to be the great infernal machine, the sudden nocturnal explosion of which was to consume the Emperor and his army. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 "Hullo!" he said, "some one sent you an infernal machine?" The Good Comrade Yet Nash experienced less opposition than Napoleon; Nash reigned longer, and had no infernal machine prepared to blow him up. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 "Do you two mean to intimate that there is a time bomb, or some such infernal machine, aboard this ship?" demanded Captain Trevor, in contemptuous amazement. Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats I was assailed," said he, "on all hands by the enemies whom the Bourbons had raised up against me: threatened with air-guns, infernal machines, and stratagems of every kind. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte Napoleon on his way to it narrowly escaped being killed by an infernal machine. Great Italian and French Composers They declared that "the cause of Ireland was not to be served by the knife of the assassin or by the infernal machine." The Leading Facts of English History Then he lighted it, and took this infernal machine into the next room; but he came back immediately, and shut the door. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2 If there should be some infernal machine in that box we must take care in opening it. Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats This was the plot of the infernal machine. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte Serjeant Goodman, with his catapult, flinging home-made infernal machines, first from one post, then from another, must have been very annoying to the German sentries, while Cpl. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. If it was a bomb or an infernal machine, I might," says Mr. Ellins scornful; "but to trace a few dad-blistered flowers—no, thank you! On With Torchy Quick as thought, Mr. Fogo dropped his screen, and, with a startled glance around, dashed at full speed for the ridge, the infernal machine still dinning behind him. The Astonishing History of Troy Town The discovery and destruction of the infernal machine, and a big one at that, relieved the tension of feeling aboard the warship. Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats At one time I was believed to be selling tracts, at another time, tea; once I was suspected of being an itinerant anarchist, doing a brisk business in infernal machines. The Quest of the Simple Life There were many booby traps, such as loose boards exploding a bomb when trodden on; trip wires at the bottom of dug-out steps bringing down the roof, and other such infernal machines. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. To me the free press of our country is a sort of infernal machine,—its effect in my case strengthens the idea. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth If an infernal machine removed him, royalty would have a good opportunity. The House of the Combrays As a whole, the crew of the Kennebunk were not inclined to consider the incident of the infernal machine carelessly. Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats "Had you been on deck you wouldn't have heard that infernal machine bumping against the hull." The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging the Sharks of the Deep G. Kelly, of "D" Company, greatly distinguished himself by holding on well past "five," with the result that the infernal machine exploded within a yard of his head, fortunately doing no damage. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. Mr. Macrae, avid of news, accommodated himself in an arm-chair with newspapers of two or three days old, from which he had already sucked the heart by aid of his infernal machine. The Disentanglers But the centers of the dynamite trade, of infernal machines, and other such results of modern civilization, are chiefly at Philadelphia and New York. Studies in Occultism; A Series of Reprints from the Writings of H. P. Blavatsky No. 1: Practical Occultism—Occultism versus the Occult Arts—The Blessings of Publicity His subjects hurl infernal machines at the tyrant because he represents the system which oppresses them. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South Brissac had the infernal machine: at first he fell upon it and covered it with his body; afterward he crawled with it into the nearest state-room and muffled it in a roll of berth mattresses. Empire Builders The cellar occupants were not slow to follow, and thinking of time-bombs and infernal machines managed to empty the cellar in a record time. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. Find ten more threatening letters, and an infernal machine under area-steps. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 3, 1892 As found in the Report of the Commission appointed to investigate the variety and character of the so-called "infernal machines," so far the following implements of instantaneous human destruction are already on hand. Studies in Occultism; A Series of Reprints from the Writings of H. P. Blavatsky No. 1: Practical Occultism—Occultism versus the Occult Arts—The Blessings of Publicity We learned a few hours afterwards that in going to the opera, the first consul had narrowly escaped being destroyed by the explosion of what has been called the infernal machine. Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son. It seemed a hair-graying age to the watchers at the Nadia's windows before the men behind the commissary barricade got their infernal machine placed to their liking. Empire Builders You young villains! get that infernal machine out of the way. Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent A murderous contrivance it was;—a veritable infernal machine! Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State I never learned that these infernal machines did any damage, except that one of them nearly destroyed one of their own transport boats, which had incautiously ventured too near its resting-place. Thirteen Months in the Rebel Army Being a Narrative of Personal Adventures in the Infantry, Ordnance, Cavalry, Courier, and Hospital Services; With an Exhibition of the Power, Purposes, Earnestness, Military Despotism, and Demoralization of the South In connection with this boat, Fulton invented a torpedo, or infernal machine, for the purpose of destroying vessels of war by approaching them under water and breaking up their hulls by the explosion. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made "Be careful, Anderson; mebby it's an infernal machine!" cried his wife. The Daughter of Anderson Crow "Oh, my God!"—it was he, not Casey, who held the real infernal machine. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales When I had looked at it more nearly, I said, "It's an infernal machine" or "a torpedo." Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State One of the fireships was consumed in a vain attempt to burn them, and several firerafts and a sort of infernal machine were tried with no better success; the unwelcome visitors still held their posts. Montcalm and Wolfe The infernal machine he had employed consisted of twenty-five gun-barrels on a stand so constructed that they could all be fired at once. France in the Nineteenth Century He kills in sport, poisons whole nunneries, invents infernal machines. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 He is continually talking about stratagems, infernal machines, and how to win a battle. The Nameless Castle All the circumstances connected with the reception of the infernal machine were too singular and, at that time, ominous, not to remain vividly impressed upon my memory. Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State According to a French account, this aquatic infernal machine consisted of seventy rafts, boats, and schooners. Montcalm and Wolfe The funeral ceremonies of the victims of the infernal machine were celebrated with great pomp. France in the Nineteenth Century "This country is like an infernal machine," said Bernard. The Lamp in the Desert He had found a man who fully understood his business, and who knew how to hold his tongue on all subjects but on that of his infernal machines, and of his stratagems to defeat Napoleon. The Nameless Castle He, never having seen a side-comb, fancied that it might be an infernal machine which he had never seen either, and, palpitating, flashed it to the guardian hand of Mr. Frothingham. Romance Island You are not to use that infernal machine for my party. The Motor Maids in Fair Japan This article delays them twenty-four hours at every frontier, because the ordinary authorities decline to open it upon the ground that it contains an infernal machine, and have to telegraph to their Government for instructions. Some Private Views Then he scowled down the companionway and called: 'Elizabeth, stop that infernal machine, will you?' The Rim of the Desert The kind attentions I've had in the way of infernal machines and threats by telephone and letter. Out of the Ashes I followed your advice and went to the Father Superior with the infernal machine. Savva and the Life of Man Two plays by Leonid Andreyev But I managed to tell him that I reckoned the Indians thought that he had some infernal machine pointed at them that would blow them all to the happy hunting grounds. Chief of Scouts "Well, it's my idea of an infernal machine, all the same," Stubbs groaned. The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign Or, the Struggle to Save a Nation "Anything from a nest of rattlesnakes to an infernal machine," Greg Holmes suggested. The High School Boys' Fishing Trip They asked for workmen and axes, and giving the first blow themselves, this infernal machine was completely destroyed. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 480, March 12, 1831 It was that infernal machine that you wanted me to put on my head. Elbow-Room A Novel Without a Plot In his present state of mind he would have preferred an infernal machine. Wee Macgreegor Enlists "Better be shot by an Austrian than to die in this infernal machine," declared Stubbs in a feeble voice. The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign Or, the Struggle to Save a Nation There are the devastating fingers of war that first fashion and then carry infernal machines and spread them broadcast over towns and ships and fertile fields. Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India It may or it may not be an infernal machine—of a different sort than any you have probably ever heard of. Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 There can be no doubt but that a pith helmet—a really shady, broad one—is a most infernal machine under which to force one's way through brushwood. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil I proceeded to suspend this infernal machine against the side of the ship near our work, taking care to place it where the recoil from the explosion should not injure the pinnace. The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island "This," said Chester calmly, "is an airship and not an infernal machine." The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign Or, the Struggle to Save a Nation Fortunately it was badly aimed, and my friend with his six dragoons was able to gallop away from that infernal machine which had so cleverly ambushed them. The Soul of the War This was an "infernal machine," employed in hazing students who had in any way offended the opinion of the class, especially by indecorous subservience to the authorities or informing against their fellow students. The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume I He is simply a human monster, who kills in sport, poisons whole nunneries, and invents infernal machines. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook He apparently regarded the chair as some sort of German infernal machine clutching him, and he lay there wrestling with his inanimate antagonist as though it were a demon. In the Claws of the German Eagle Mr. Nestor cooled down, as did his wife, and a closer examination of the outer box did not seem to show that it was an infernal machine of any kind. Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel, or, the Hidden City of the Andes "Why, it looks like an infernal machine or a dynamite bomb," he said. Tom Swift and His Sky Racer, or, the Quickest Flight on Record But the infernal machine was the thing to think of now. Beasts of Tarzan Then he lighted it, and took this infernal machine into the next room; but he came back immediately and shut the door. Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant It is certain that gamesters, reduced to desperation, and on the eve of committing suicide, have conveyed into these places infernal machines with an intention of destroying at once their cruel plunderers and themselves. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) Tom took the now harmless bomb to his stateroom, and there, after taking the infernal machine apart, he discovered that it was not as dangerous as he had at first believed. Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel, or, the Hidden City of the Andes Then those admirable inventions, intended to assure the easy and speedy performance of labor, become so many infernal machines which kill laborers by thousands. What is Property? No: for the excellent reason that Weintraub had taken it some days before, to measure it so he could build his infernal machine to fit, and also to have it rebound. The Haunted Bookshop "Think it was some kind of infernal machine?" asked Bartley, getting down on his knees to examine the package. The Rise of Silas Lapham But, happily, there were limits to the strain which the rope would stand, though none apparently to the lifting powers of this infernal machine. The Lost World Had the accomplices of the dead Baron von Harden set off an infernal machine aboard the vessel? The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf Their happiness was interrupted by the infernal machine, but this gloomy incident was soon forgotten. The Court of the Empress Josephine Down through the black void the infernal machine sped. I Spy "However the dickens," he wondered audibly, "does the infernal machine work?" The Black Bag The emigrant Chouan party, which had taken no steps since the affair of the infernal machine and the continental peace, were encouraged by this return of hostilities. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 He rode over infernal machines as if they were roses. The Boy Life of Napoleon Afterwards Emperor of the French I tell you they are after me—there's no telling what they will do—poison—a gun—infernal machines through the mail—bomb. Helen of the Old House An "infernal machine" was exploded near his carriage. Outline of Universal History Having that sword was as much as proclaiming that I had infernal machines about me somewhere, and even my pockets were not sacred. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc They arrested many persons, but never discovered who blew up the Café Vernon, although it was surmised that some miscreant had left a bag containing an infernal machine with either the waiter or the proprietor. Revenge! I can't talk to you on this infernal machine, my hands groping around just as senselessly as my thoughts. The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love Just then Pascal Pelletier, carrying a square Huntley Palmer's biscuit tin, containing an infernal machine, under his arm, his angelic countenance radiant in the sunshine, came down the steps from the dining- room window. The Far Horizon She looked around at the infernal machine behind her—a machine that should have been buried ten fathoms deep in the sea. L'Assommoir In 1869, Mr. Joseph T. Kaufman invented and turned loose upon the people of Glasgow an infernal machine intended to soar considerably in a quiet kind of way and to be propelled by steam. Remarks I saw a little door in the side of the infernal machine flip open. Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures There were two men, scarcely retaining the appearance of human beings, who had been fearfully burned and injured by the explosion of an infernal machine. The Englishwoman in America If the thing were an infernal machine, it would certainly do a great deal of damage if it exploded where it lay. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 Fouché, silent but imperturbable, for a long time on the traces of the conspiracy, persisted in seeing in the infernal machine the work of the agents of Chouannerie. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France What did these men mean by keeping their own counsel and setting an infernal machine for their enemy? Concerning Animals and Other Matters Hawkins, Maud, and the infernal machine were making for the county town with none of the grace, but nearly all the speed, of a shooting star. Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures At this moment one of these infernal machines came in sight, towing down three large ships. American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States The next morning I went out to look for the infernal machine. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 Ever since that dreadful affair of the infernal machine I have always been uneasy if he is away from me. Uncle Bernac A Memory of the Empire I--I feel so gay--dammit!--so frivolous--it's--it's that infernal machine. The Green Mouse Hawkins sat erect beside his infernal machine, looking like a cavalryman in the charge. Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures Those infernal machines, so called, with—which the Emperor was supposed to be about to be blown up, turn out to have been pewter plates. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 09, May 28, 1870 I often wonder," said Forster to me one day, "what I shall do if I find an infernal machine on my doorstep when I come home some night. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 Nobody took the trouble to find out even if we had any infernal machines in our bags or not, and everybody carried matches—ship's officers and all—generally wax ones. Canada for Gentlemen "Willy, stop making frightened eyes at your wife and start your infernal machine!" The Green Mouse "What will happen if a breeze hits this infernal machine now?" Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures With an infernal machine at his girdle, he made the cruel force of dynamite his own, also its fiery death-bearing power. The Seven Who Were Hanged If he had been a scout he wouldn’t have read those books in the first place; they’re really not books at all, they’re infernal machines. Tom Slade : Boy Scout of the Moving Pictures The mail brought scores of letters daily informing us of death sentences pronounced against us, of infernal machines, of the expected blowing up of the Smolny, etc. From October to Brest-Litovsk "It's not a torpedo, or an infernal machine, that you need be in such trepidation," she whispered. From Jest to Earnest "Polly, it's I. There's an infernal machine ticking here ready to blow us up." The Perils of Pauline First, search the ship from stem to stern, from keel to bridge, for bombs or infernal machines. West Wind Drift If you see anything around that you think needs an infernal machine set off under it, why, you come and tell me. Youth Challenges Do you realize that they had planted an infernal machine, a dynamite bomb, in that room? They Call Me Carpenter And she was especially exasperated at his keeping his abominable infernal machine in that little deal table which she herself had used at Uncle Gradelle's before her marriage—a perfectly innocent, rickety little table. The Fat and the Thin They say there will be an infernal machine somewhere near the Ambigu Theatre. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville In the quiet of his room he drew out magnifying glasses and other instruments for a thorough analysis of the remains of the infernal machine. The Voice on the Wire Clutching Hand, at a bench in one corner, had just completed an infernal machine of diabolical cunning, and was wrapping it carefully in paper to make an innocent package. The Exploits of Elaine "Here's our infernal machine," I whispered, and I picked it up gingerly, and tiptoed out of the room, and back to the kitchen, and down a rear stairway of the building. They Call Me Carpenter As far as I could, back of me, I hurled the infernal machine. The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" But that we only knew afterwards, and it was only afterwards too that we learnt the instrument of the crime had been an infernal machine. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville That was made by an expert who understands infernal machines with a malevolent genius. The Voice on the Wire Kennedy had pushed his way past us and picked up the deadly infernal machine in his bare hands. The Exploits of Elaine In that package which was placed in his room," he went on, "must have been a little infernal machine of glass, constructed so as to explode the moment the wrapper was broken. The Treasure-Train There were as many as a dozen finished and partly finished infernal machines of various sizes and kinds, some of tremendous destructive capacity. The Dream Doctor He feared lest the old scientist's mind might be affected and, in his wildness he had made some infernal machine that would, in time, blow the whole ship apart. Five Thousand Miles Underground Or, the Mystery of the Centre of the Earth He had read of infernal machines although he had never seen one. Bar-20 Days At one o'clock he was five hundred revolutions short, and instead of going to his dinner he was tied up in the infernal machine. It Is Never Too Late to Mend As the echoes of the parade died away, public excitement was roused to fever by the discovery that evening of an infernal machine in the City Hall. In the Sweet Dry and Dry He was holding the infernal machine of the five glass tubes that might at any instant blow us into eternity. The Dream Doctor Bonaparte maintained that it was the republicans who had set the infernal machine on his path, and paid no attention to the opinion of Fouche, who ascribed to the royalists the origin of the plot. Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon Phil Evans, screened by his companion, was now examining the infernal machine, which was a metallic canister containing about two pounds of dynamite, enough to shatter the aeronef to atoms. Robur the Conqueror Released from the infernal machine, the body of No. 19 fell like a lump of clay upon the men who had reduced him to this condition. It Is Never Too Late to Mend A second performance of "The Creation" took place in the French capital on December 24, 1800, when Napoleon I. escaped the infernal machine in the Rue Nicaise. Haydn It does look as if it might be an infernal machine. The Dream Doctor Chevalier, who, with his ingenious infernal machine, sought to kill Bonaparte on his way to Malmaison, belonged to the Society of the White Mantle. Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon And then they would have looked about, and found the box and the infernal machine; and then there would have been time to save this wonderful "Albatross" and all she bore! Robur the Conqueror Napoleon was evidently embraced by this uncertainty of their guilty, and was not willing that they should be denounced as contrivers of the infernal machine. Napoleon Bonaparte For example, the destruction of the ship and the consequent loss of life through the explosion of an infernal machine smuggled into the cargo! The Gates of Chance Such an infernal machine as my new conveyance turned out never could have existed in the palmiest days of the Inquisition. Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet Josephine, however, did not so assiduously attend to her cashmere shawls as to forget the unfortunate victims of the infernal machine. Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon There it was at first supposed to be an infernal machine. Robur the Conqueror Napoleon's escape from the explosion of the infernal machine, got up by the Royalists, was almost miraculous. Napoleon Bonaparte The box containing the infernal machine lies on the table there. The Gates of Chance He is an untiring conspirator, wholly occupied with infernal machines and daggers for me. Marie Antoinette and Her Son This was all the work of a so-called infernal machine—a small barrel filled with powder and quicksilver—which had been placed in a little carriage at the entrance of the Hue St. Nicaise. Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon In her eagerness and compassion she was on her knees by the side of the infernal machine, plucking at the ropes with her delicate fingers. For the Term of His Natural Life There were many minor outrages, isolated murders, "white cap" raids, infernal machines, deportations, black lists, and so on. The Armies of Labor A chronicle of the organized wage-earners There WAS another box containing the infernal machine, but Grenelli made up the dummy so successfully as to deceive even himself. The Gates of Chance "General, only one thing is wanting; it is that I be at the head of the police, and have the power in my hands to make my infernal machines effectual." Marie Antoinette and Her Son I shall never get well, Merle, as long as I have that infernal machine in my head balancing between world-success and fiasco. The Great Hunger The problem was how to remove one of those bars, and so admit his infernal machine; it was about the shape and size of an ostrich's egg. Put Yourself in His Place It may or it may not be an infernal machine of a different sort than any you have probably ever heard of. The Silent Bullet Undoubtedly, the infernal machine was timed for eight o'clock, and Grenelli knew it. The Gates of Chance It would have been just like Jack to have sent an infernal machine or a Skunk rampant and called it a pup, so I awaited the hamper with curiosity. Animal Heroes If it is anything in the infernal machine line, and there is going to be an explosion, I might as well be here to see it. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English But her father was now absorbed in the case containing various types of infernal machines. The Lodger It was twelve o'clock when you were fool enough to mix yourself up with this infernal machine, and it probably is half-past twelve by now. Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow It was all in vain that during the days following we sought to understand how the infernal machine had been placed in the bouquet of wild flowers. The Secret of the Night I am at the mercy of some event, some fortunate pistol-shot, some infernal machine which does its work. An Historical Mystery I hope"—an uncomfortable thought occurred to me—"I hope Pugh hasn't picked up some pleasant little novelty in the way of an infernal machine. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English A horseshoe picked up in the street led the chief of the police to the discovery of the infernal machine. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life He had heard of such things and, indeed, had seen one before, an infernal machine which, set like an alarm clock, would go off at a certain time. Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive, or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails And then the infernal machine was set to work. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains And all the time our men waited in the refuge, weapons in hand—automatic revolvers and rifles, to say nothing of half a dozen infernal machines of Biedenbach's manufacture. The Iron Heel “It was she who winched up that infernal machine, and it was she too who lowered it that night,” was the answer. Within the Tides If there proves to be an infernal machine in that package we may be sure that we are dealing with desperate men. Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive, or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails Had the infernal machine exploded in midair Tom would not have been surprised. Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive, or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails |
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