Many times the Merrimac tried to ram her small antagonist, and thus to rid herself of this teasing tormentor, but the active "cheese-box" slipped agilely out of her way.
The other engine had been stopped, and the pursuers were springing agilely to the ground, and hurrying into the fields in hot chase.
Stepping agilely aside Dacres thrust out his foot and sent one of his assailants sprawling on his hands and knees.
Agilely Dacres swarmed up the swinging ladder and passed through the doorway.
Unfastening the door by a cam-action lever Captain Restronguet agilely negotiated the narrow way and sprang up a steel ladder.
Jenkins vaulted agilely into his place, motioned to the attendants to stand clear and thrust home the clutch of the propeller shaft.
Captain Restronguet immediately came on deck and stepped agilely into the boat; the bowman pushed off, the oars dipped, and the canvas cockleshell darted in the direction of Coombe Bay, a tidal indentation just south of the town of Saltash.
With a sudden bound Fordyce scrambledagilely and rapidly up the rough-and-ready ladder.
Agilely Fordyce scrambled upon the broad back of the resourceful petty officer, steadying himself by grasping the iron bars, and allowed the lamplight to shine upon the scene without.
Seizing the remains of Bara in his great jaws, Numa, the lion, leapedagilely from the pit of the Wamabos and Tarzan of the Apes melted into the jungles to the east.
Drake gave the signal, and, revolver ready for instant use, led the way, clambering agilely up the steep steel sides by means of one of the torpedo-net booms.
With a smart jerk Fielding unhitched it from the eyebolt that had proved such a stumbling block to his captors, then scrambled swiftly and agilely up the remaining distance of freeboard.
While little M'Adam, hoppingagilely about, his face ablaze with excitement, handled dog and sheep with a masterly precision that compelled the admiration even of his enemies.
Sefton agilely ascended to the dizzy perch known as the fire-control platform.
Agilely Leslie ascended the swaying rope-ladder, the sub following close behind in case the inexperienced lad should lose his hold.
Agilely a fair-haired unter-leutnant boarded the smack, followed by three of his men.
Presently a short, rotund man skipped agilely up the gangway.
