1 D'Artagnan made a spring backward and drew his sword.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 11 IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS 2 The baron, finding himself disarmed, took two or three steps back, but in this movement his foot slipped and he fell backward.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 31 ENGLISH AND FRENCH 3 Further, this woman, as if not certain of the house she was seeking, lifted up her eyes to look around her, stopped, went backward, and then returned again.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 11 IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS 4 He had scarcely finished, when d'Artagnan made such a furious lunge at him that if he had not sprung nimbly backward, it is probable he would have jested for the last time.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D'ARTAGNAN THE ELDER 5 And springing backward, he broke his sword across his knee to avoid the necessity of surrendering it, threw the pieces over the convent wall, and crossed him arms, whistling a cardinalist air.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 5 THE KING'S MUSKETEERS AND THE CARDINAL'S GUARDS 6 D'Artagnan immediately made a step backward and raised his sword; but Bernajoux cried out that it was nothing, and rushing blindly upon him, absolutely spitted himself upon d'Artagnan's sword.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 6 HIS MAJESTY KING LOUIS XIII 7 The Chevalier de Rochefort cast a glance backward, and saw that Porthos and Aramis had placed themselves between him and the gate; he understood that he was completely at the mercy of these four men.
8 Anne of Austria took one step backward, became so pale that it might be said she was dying, and leaning with her left hand upon a table behind her to keep herself from falling, she with her right hand drew the paper from her bosom and held it out to the keeper of the seals.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 16 IN WHICH M. SEGUIER, KEEPER OF THE SEALS, LOOKS MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE BELL