Soon after this, the king and his seven friends having reeled about the hall in all directions, found themselves, at length, in its centre, and, of course, in immediate contact with the
chain. While they were thus situated, the dwarf, who had followed noiselessly at their heels, inciting them to keep up the commotion, took hold of their own
chain at the intersection of the two portions which crossed the circle diametrically and at right angles.
The
chain of galley slaves had by this time come up, and Don Quixote in very courteous language asked those who were in custody of it to be good enough to tell him the reason or reasons for which they were conducting these people in this manner.
As I was groping to remove the
chain from about my victim's neck I glanced up into the darkness to see six pairs of gleaming eyes fixed, unwinking, upon me.
At first it had appeared to them solitary and detached; but as they advanced towards it, it proved to be the principal summit of a
chain of mountains.
After marking the spot indicated by the end of the stick which was placed nearest to the quicksand, I determined to pursue the search for the
chain on a plan of my own.
The bird flew down and took the gold
chain in his right claw, and then he alighted again in front of the goldsmith and sang:
My grip tightened upon the
chain. He leaned close to me.
At the word "Go!", simultaneously, the
chain on his collar jerked him up and back in the air, the rope on his hindquarters jerked that portion of him under, forward, and up, and the still short stick in Collins's hand hit him under the lower jaw.
"Why, you just said a body could lift up the bed- stead and slip the
chain off."
He had been anaesthetized and stripped of his weapons, and as he rose to his feet he saw that one ankle was fettered to a
chain in the wall.
You must wear your
chain this afternoon, please, and let me see it on your neck, for I am coming over in my new sleigh to take you both to drive.
At the next halt Hooja the Sly One managed to find enough slack
chain to permit him to worm himself back quite close to Dian.
