Perhaps we have no right to know everything or anything about the amazing personalities of literature; but Henleys and Purcells lurk and leak out even at Oxford; and that is not the way to silence them.
I telegraphed to Burrage in cipher and congratulated him, knowing that secrets leakout sometimes through the post office.
There were automatic devices in the various control cabins, as well as in the main engine room, which told instantly if a leak had been sprung in any part of the craft.
Tom first made sure that the slight leak was not likely to increase, and then arrangements were made for himself, Ned, Koku, and some of the others to go outside in the diving suits.
Only a slight leak in compartment B 2," he answered, as Tom's eyes rapidly scanned the tell-tale gauges.
The 14th we stopped our leakin a storm not very outrageous at noon.
The more I calk up the sources, and the tighter I get, the more I leak wisdom.
A panic struck the bravest hearts, The boldest cheek turned pale; For plain to all, this shoaling said A leak had burst the ditch's bed!
It was not more than a day or two at the furthest after pointing her prow for her island haven, that the Town-Ho's leak seemed again increasing, but only so as to require an hour or more at the pumps every day.
Much this way had it been with the Town-Ho; so when her leak was found gaining once more, there was in truth some small concern manifested by several of her company; especially by Radney the mate.
He peremptorily denied for example, that any whale could so smite his stout sloop-of-war as to cause her to leak so much as a thimbleful.
Upon searching, it was found that the casks last struck into the hold were perfectly sound, and that the leak must be further off.
By great exertions they got the leak effectually stopped, by nailing hides over the hole, and covering the whole with pitch.
In my trip with the remainder of our baggage, the boat began to leak when we were about half way over, the breadth of the river at this place being about two miles.
His words calmed his chums, and, when Captain Wiggs came on deck, a few minutes later, he announced that the leak was not a serious one, though it would be necessary to go ashore to make repairs.
After the lapse of some hours, no doubt exhausted, I fell like a lifeless lump at the foot of the wall, and lost all consciousness.
I've searched for the leakbut we cannot locate it.
It was now his opinion that the broken plate could be replaced and the leakmade tight, or controlled, until they could get to a dry dock in some civilized port, without careening the ship.
Dick would fain have inquired what sort of fellow Cresswell was, but he was too anxious not to let the affair of the whipper-in leak out, and refrained.
There was a leak somewhere, and the tackle was a-twist, and the ballast rolled to one side.
The well was sounded, but no leak was discovered, though for some time it was feared that, after the many months' labour bestowed on the ship, they might have to return.
The carpenter again reported that it was still rising, and, from the quantities of bread brought up, that the chief leak must be in the bread-room.
While these ships were off Lord Howe Island, they experienced a heavy gale of wind, in which the Shah Hormuzear lost her topmasts, and the Chesterfield was in much danger from a leak which she sprung.
The leak had been stopped, and Packenham was in high good-humour.
She put a little hole in the gas tank, probably, so that the gas would leak out slowly.
Those robbers are certainly wise ones, and the leak out of the Atlantic-Pacific Airlines must be as big as a river.
Now that we are up in the air, and there is no chance of a leak I will explain.
So there is a strong hope that it may not leak out through them.
Do we gain on the leak, or does the leak gain on us?
This time it was found that the patience and industry of our sealers were rewarded with success; no leak of any account existing.
If we can but keep the leak under, the schooner may yet be saved.
Great was the anxiety to learn the effect of what had been done, and quite as great the disappointment, when it was found that there was still a serious leak that admitted too much water to think of going to sea until it was stopped.
This opened a crack through which a small stream of water must constantly pour, each hour rendering the leak more dangerous by loosening the oakum, and raising the plank from its curvature.
In time for him to play along, but not for a leak to spoil things.
And this inadvertent disclosure that Miss Ross was the security leak the Major had never had a clue to could only have come about through such confusion as Mike had instigated and Haney and the Chief and Joe had organized.
They could even penetrate it without causing a leak of air.
Things leak out in the most remarkable way--and Dad can't find out how.
And if one did, the selfsealing stuff would stop the leak immediately.
She was the most dangerous security leak in the whole Platform project.
De houses wus warm enough all de time in winter, and dey didn't leak in rainy weather neither.
And what I want you to do is to locate that leak and plug it.
She passed the Colonel, who was dismounting just outside his tent, and saluted him without enthusiasm: "The leak is stopped, sir.
Motor Races, Will Not Throttle Down Air Leakin Inlet Piping.
This made it possible for the gas to leak by in small amounts initially which increased due to continued pressure until quite a large area for gas escape had been created.
With the simple forms of generator valve in which the gasoline opening is controlled by the air valve, a leak anywhere in either valve or valve seat will allow the gasoline to flow continuously whether the engine is drawing in a charge or not.
Mention has been previously made of the necessity of reboring or regrinding a cylinder that has become scored or scratched and which allows the gas to leakby the piston rings.
Air may leak in through the manifold, due to a porous casting, or leaky joints in a built up form and dilute the mixture.
The ship was careened fully four streaks, and sprang a leak as before.
The effect of the whole was a leak in the extreme run, oozing, as far as could be ascertained, from somewhere about the sternpost.
The leak continued, and again (most likely as before, from counter pressure) the principal one closed up.
