1 I claim," said Athelstane, "an honourable imprisonment, with due care of my board and of my couch, as becomes my rank, and as is due to one who is in treaty for ransom.
2 The solemn procession, headed by Baddeley, of tea-board, urn, and cake-bearers, made its appearance, and delivered her from a grievous imprisonment of body and mind.
3 As it was, he suffered a long term of imprisonment and afterwards returned to England a morose and disappointed man.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND 4 But Beppo was condemned to a year's imprisonment, and in the meanwhile his six busts were scattered over London.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS 5 Since my imprisonment," said Faria, "I have thought over all the most celebrated cases of escape on record.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 16. A Learned Italian. 6 I had a similar attack the year previous to my imprisonment.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 17. The Abbe's Chamber. 7 He was now, as we have said, three-and-thirty years of age, and his fourteen years' imprisonment had produced a great transformation in his appearance.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 22. The Smugglers. 8 His physical strength and agility during the first days of his imprisonment were such that he seemed not to know what fatigue and sickness meant.
9 And this not only stayed with him during the whole of his imprisonment, but even grew in strength as the hardships of his position increased.
10 Pierre felt that that fatal force which had crushed him during the executions, but which he had not felt during his imprisonment, now again controlled his existence.
11 The history of Athos's imprisonment was then related to them; and as they were really gentlemen, they pronounced the host in the wrong.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 27 THE WIFE OF ATHOS 12 OUR FRIEND will see you soon, and he will only see you to release you from that imprisonment in which your safety required you should be concealed.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 61 THE CARMELITE CONVENT AT BETHUNE 13 The young priest was condemned to ten years of imprisonment, and to be branded.
14 After the mortal silence of his long imprisonment Zeena's volubility was music in his ears.
15 It was the one consolation of Jurgis' long imprisonment that now he had time to look at his baby.