That Adam was formed of dirt procured in this very
spot is amply proven by the fact that in six thousand years no man has ever been able to prove that the dirt was not procured here whereof he was made.
Then they drove the animals back to the barton, or sat down to milk them on the
spot, as the case might require.
I shouldn't like, myself, to spill more human blood in this
spot," he added, looking around with anxiety in his features, at the dim objects by which he was surrounded; "but what must be, must!
The
spot chosen by Jotham was on the back of the mountain that overhung the hut of Leather-Stocking, and the place selected by Natty and his companions was on the other side of the same hill, but above the road, and, of course, in an opposite direction to the route taken by the ladies in their walk.
He assured himself of this, he threw off his clothes, he plunged into the icy water, and swam for the
spot. Climbing the timbers, he took from them, caught among their interstices by its chain, a gold watch, bearing engraved upon its back E.
He came upon the
spot. There were half-dressed figures tearing to and fro, some endeavouring to drag the frightened horses from the stables, others driving the cattle from the yard and out-houses, and others coming laden from the burning pile, amidst a shower of falling sparks, and the tumbling down of red-hot beams.
So saying, the awakened wife brandished her weapon, with an air that was not without its wild and secret influence, and led the way towards the
spot where the dogs still remained, filling the air with their long-drawn and piteous complaints.
The case, with me inside it, was accordingly placed on a horse, and the executioner, accompanied by another man, rode into the country until they found a
spot suitable for the purpose.
The earth near the
spot where the spade was found was carefully examined, and the result was the finding of the dead body of a man.
Now, if I can't get away nohow, and they tip me the black
spot, mind you, it's my old sea-chest they're after; you get on a horse--you can, can't you?
His small woodcraft and little experience in travelling resulted in his becoming completely confused, so that instead of returning to the
spot where he had last seen the girl, as he wished to do, he bore far to the northeast of the place, and missed entirely the path which von Horn and his Dyaks had taken from the long-house into the jungle and back.
The next instant she alarmed Agnes, by starting to her feet with a cry of terror, and pointing to a small brown
spot on one of the white panelled spaces of the carved ceiling.
