But I was mightily concerned, I said, we should have no weapons with us to defend ourselves, and I begged nothing now, but that he would give me a gun and a sword, with a little powder and shot.
Then, to my mind, the only question is, shall we defend ourselves, or shall we submit?
In peace we require no defence, and shall we declare war in order to defend ourselves?
Let him, then, show the reasons why we ought not so to defend ourselves.
We waited with our weapons ready to defend ourselves, should they be driven back by the enemy.
We started to our feet, and, supposing that some unknown monsters were approaching, seized our rifles and pistols, ready to defend ourselves.
If we were to stop here and try to defend ourselves, the Indians would starve us out, at all events.
We were now looking west, besieging Pemberton, while we were also looking east to defend ourselves against an expected siege by Johnston.
Had he gone three-quarters of a mile farther he would have found me with my party quietly resting under the shade of trees and without even arms in our hands with which to defend ourselves.
Unprepared, and therefore unfit, we must sit dumb and helpless to defend ourselves, protect others, or preserve peace.
We have joined with like-minded people in order to defend ourselves in a world that has been gravely threatened with gangster rule.
If we wish to be able to defend ourselves to the full extent of our power in the future, we shall discharge as soon as possible the financial burden of the last war.
The idea seized me that it was a bear, and I thought how unable we were to defend ourselves.
But if we don't defend ourselves, they will knock us on the head and carry off our scalps," answered Uncle Donald.
I cannot consent to such a plan; we must show them that we are able to defend ourselves, and let their blood be upon their own heads if they persist in attacking us.
Thus no object would have been gained, as we should do our utmost to defend ourselves, and his life would be uselessly sacrificed.
It only concerns us to know if we shall allow them to pass, or if we shall have courage to defend ourselves.
We are not only right, but it is our duty to defend ourselves," said the doctor.
In case they should do so, and we should have to defend ourselves, we put bullets into our rifles.
We literally had not a moment to defend ourselves--indeed, from the number of our enemies, we could scarcely have hoped to have fought our way through them.
French Republic; and if we want spirit to defend ourselves, let us not say so.
They advised us to be upon our guard night and day; for they were perfectly assured that the Mexicans would fall upon us when we were least prepared to defend ourselves.
Neither could we defend ourselves in the water, as the wet had rendered our muskets and crossbows totally useless, while the darkness of the night made every movement uncertain.
He, Cortes, ought to consider what a large body of warriors always surrounded the monarch, and how powerless we should be and ill able to defend ourselves, since all the houses stood in the water.
It was not until we had reached this temple that we were able to defend ourselves successfully.
We should, after the manner of our fathers, defend ourselves.
However, if they do come, we shall be able to defend ourselves, and teach them that they would have been wiser to keep to their hunting-grounds.
I of course agreed with him, and as we went along we looked to the primings of our rifles, so that we might be prepared to defend ourselves.
At any moment we might have the whole horde of savages upon us; yet, in the meantime, we could do nothing to defend ourselves, except to keep our muskets loaded and ready for action.
Though I hope we shall have no fighting, I am ready to take my part if we have to defend ourselves.
You know, Bella, it will only be done if we have to defend ourselves.
Our men knocked the desperadoes senseless and seized their guns, and in a very few minutes we were much better prepared to defend ourselves.
It would be impossible therefore to defend ourselves, should we be again attacked, and a difficult task to obtain game sufficient to last us to the end of the journey.
As our objects were the same, before we had ridden very far we agreed to continue together, as we should thus, in passing through territories infested by hostile Indians, be the better able to defend ourselves.
We were thus better able todefend ourselves than we had been on the previous occasion.
But he and the others recovered, to my great joy, and we camped there, and slept so heavily that if any savages had come upon us we should have been killed without being able to lift a hand to defend ourselves.
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