In every case there was a scramble at the last moment to get things ready.
These provisions shall cease to be binding from the moment when one of the belligerent Powers is not a party to the Convention.
The men were apt to visit Cairo, spend the evenings in the cafes or theatres, ride home in the cold nights in a motor car or tram, get to bed at the last moment possible, and then turn out again for a hard day's work.
One minute she attracts, the next moment she repels.
These lines seemed to Oliver Wendell Holmes, the moment he saw them, as if they had been "carved on marble for a thousand years.
Bryant, the author, had left them at the office, and that the Doctor was at that moment sitting in the State Senate, representing his county.
From the momentthat Evangeline appears, our interest does not lag.
He did some hack writing, dealing with our great West, but the work by which he is best known is so original that no other American writers can for a moment compare with him in his special field.
Just at this moment the gentleman she loved came into the hall, and, seeing the Duchess dancing with the ladies, looked everywhere for his sweetheart.
If the disc is supposed to rotate from left to right, it is clear that a moment previous to M the two sectors and their intersection B will have occupied a position slightly to the left.
They were thus all exposed at the same moment by the subject who, at a signal, laid back the cloth immediately before the series began, and in the same manner covered them at the end of the third presentation.
Now a certain number of these stimulations which immediately precede M will determine the characteristic effect, the fusion color, for the point A' at the moment M.
In the indefinitely brief moment during which the rod interrupts the vision of the disc, the eye obtains an impression sufficient to analyze to some extent into its elements this rapid mixture of stimuli.
As the velocity of the rod increases, a moment will come when the confusing shadows will resolve themselves into four (sometimes five) radial bands of one color with four of the other color and the appropriate transition-bands between them.
Vain, cruel, and tyrannical but the moment before, she was now humbled to the dust of the desert.
Again he paused, and for a moment fixed his eyes on the body with a piercing gaze.
At this moment the speaker was thrown into the pit, and held in an upright attitude by Golah, while the black slave proceeded to fill in the earth around him.
The object of his search was soon discovered: for, the moment after, he came towards them carrying a long Moorish spade.
All was clear to him now; and for a moment he stood mute and motionless, under a sense of shame at his own stupidity.
At this moment the Krooman, by a gesture, called their attention towards the captive sheik, at the same time giving utterance to a sharp ejaculation.
To have forsaken his saddle at that moment would have been to risk the breaking of his neck.
It was something that had yet to be settled between the two sheiks, who did not appear at this moment of leave-taking to entertain for each other any very cordial sentiment of friendship.
There could be no uncertainty about that; and therefore no one thought of staying a moment longer on the point of the sand-spit, now utterly submerged.
Sailor Bill declared that the brief time in which he was employed in consuming the few mouthfuls allowed him, was a moment of enjoyment that repaid him for all the sufferings of the day.
As already stated it had fallen to the ground, and at that precious moment was being picked up by Colin; who in all probability would have used it upon its owner, had not the latter contrived to escape beyond its reach.
It was not while toiling up the slope that they dreaded detection, but at the moment when they must cross the saddle-shaped summit of the pass.
Nothing remains now, as regards the use of this mechanism, but the crackling of the spark at the moment of its emission.
The moderato is their natural pace, and they recur to it as infallibly as would a pendulum after having been a moment hurried or slackened in its oscillations.
P'an Ku, captivated by her virgin purity, took advantage of a moment when she was breathing to enter her mouth in the form of a ray of light.
At this moment the Demon of the house descended on them, bound the Master, and said: "We have been told that if we eat of your flesh our white hair will become black again, and our lost teeth grow anew.
I sigh for the moment which will find me free of all impediments, and yet my soul has re-entered my body.
At this moment three men came up to Ch'un-yü and stated that they had been appointed his ministers.
At that same moment Kung-ming, then in the enemy's camp, felt ill and fainted, and uttering a cry gave up the ghost.
But at an unguarded moment Sun lifted the lid, emerged in a rage, seized his magic staff, and threatened to destroy Heaven and exterminate its inhabitants.
At the momentwhen he was being choked by the waters a mysterious fish or monster called ao raised him on its back and brought him to the surface.
Quick as thought he snatched the bowl from the Queen and poured the contents on the ground; at the same moment he knocked over those present in the room, so that they all rolled on the floor.
The insurgents were almost in sight of Peking, and at any moment might arrive.
The moment he laid down his head he fell into a deep slumber.
In this moment of intense agony Mo-li Shou fell an easy prey to Huang T'ien Hua, the magical spike pierced his heart, and he fell bathed in his blood.
But the lights vanished the moment that Albert entered the wide portals.
Nekhliudof looked at her for a moment or two in silence, as though collecting his thoughts.
The count each moment grew more and more enchanted with her, so that at the end of the quadrille he was really in love with her.
There, from the very moment that we sat down, from one end of the table to the other, was general conversation, sandwiched with witticisms and puns, though often in a broken speech.
The count asked the little widow for the waltz which at that moment the musicians had struck up, and it was his artistic dancing that conquered the last vestiges of the popular prejudice.
One fearful moment of forgetfulness, which can never be erased from my mind, led me to come to my senses.
If at that moment I had been at Sevastopol, I should have taken delight in devoting myself to slaughtering and killing in the English trench.
At that moment he loved Albert truly and warmly, and firmly resolved to be a benefactor to him.
Then he felt that the indescribable pleasure which he had felt during the last moment was gone, and would never be renewed.
And with extraordinary vividness and distinctness he saw in his imagination that happy moment which he had experienced a year before.
If I had not listened to you so long, I should at thismoment be at Berlin and have entirely recovered.
In a moment they were overwhelmed with inquiries for 'the sweet little sufferer,' as Mrs. Dale called her.
At this momentthe gentleman quite in Elizabeth's line came into the room.
The moment he caught her eye, he bowed with something of a triumphant air; and she, doubly ashamed of herself and provoked with him, bent her head so low that he might well imagine that she returned the bow.
At this moment they arrived at the church, and all their attention was bestowed upon it.
The last supposition was proved to be right; and in another moment Rupert Merton was receiving the affectionate greetings of his sister and cousins.
At this moment Katherine came into the room with some message for Mrs. Woodbourne.
Lucy could not make any answer, for at this moment her mother called her to make some arrangement about the luggage; but she pondered a little on the proverb which declares that it is well to be merry and wise.
At this moment Rupert came back, cheering the drooping courage of the wearied and heated damsels with intelligence, that 'there is no lane without a turning,' and he had found the one they were seeking.
She darted away again, and returned with the right book; but Mrs. Woodbourne was too much alarmed by her manner to spend another moment in giving directions to the cook, and instantly followed her to her own room.
I did not mean to begin scolding you the very moment I came near you, Lizzie,' said Lady Merton.
Anne smiled so cheerfully, that Helen could not help smiling too; but she would probably have found another sorrow to lament over, if at this moment Dora had not come up to summon them to their early dinner.
And at this present moment there are three setters and a couple of Dandie Dinmonts curled up on the hearth-rug before my fire; but my dogs are always clean in their habits; if not, they would not find a place in my room.
There was a crash; for a moment everything spun round, and Kate was down with a stunning fall.
Rising to her feet, she leaned her head for a moment on her saddle, pressing her hand to her side as if in pain, and then backing her horse so that he stood close alongside the wall, she climbed slowly and with difficulty back into the saddle.
Listening intently, she sat for a moment by the roadside, the old horse's ears pricked keenly forward.
For the moment the temperate habits of past years were forgotten, and poor Kate, with arms aching and powerless, felt herself flashing over stout stone walls at a pace which would have been dangerous over sheep hurdles.
I turned my horse round and raised my hat as much as the tight guard would let me, and in another moment I was at the mercy of my tormentors.
Not meeting the resistance he expected, his hind-legs flew up so that he landed on the other side almost in a perpendicular position, his tail brushing my hat, and for a moment I really thought he would fall over on me.
The moment I was released from their carriage, after thanking them warmly for picking me up as they had done, I took to my heels and ran down to Major Laughton's quarters.
All was noise and eagerness, save with the two spearmen, who, silent as statues, were keenly watching the few yards of clear water in front of them, ready to spring into life the moment they detected the approach of a fish.
They sat down around him beneath one of the big trees, and for a moment there was dead silence as the explorer examined the scrawled writing on the two sheets of paper and tattered envelope.
There was something terrible about having killed such an animal, something that oppressed them both with a feeling that it was not yet over, that at any moment he might rise and come at them.
With his ears cocked forward he looked like a gigantic pig, but the hunters kept their heavy rifles cocked, for at any moment the beast might take it into his head to charge, and they had had one experience with these huge beasts.
A moment later she tore free, but Jack's elephant-gun crashed out and she lay still.
Jack threw the canvas from the two piles, and for a moment the Arab's eyes glittered as he surveyed the great heap of ivory.
At the same moment that the first elephant appeared leisurely, two more crashed from the undergrowth.
Shot after shot poured down into the crowded mass of buffalo, and a moment later Charlie knew that the fight was all but won.
A moment later Jack fired, twice, placing each bullet behind the left shoulder.
A moment later they stood gazing around in amazement, inquiring what was wrong.
A moment later they were being introduced, and von Hofe was explaining the object of their journey.
These gave wild yells of excitement and leaped and danced on the fallen carcasses, while the story of that terrible moment was told the doctor.
At the same moment Guru came into sight, evidently having received some instructions beforehand that Charlie had missed.
At the last moment Schoverling had flung in the six traps.
Charlie was at his heels, and a moment later the two boys drew up with a simultaneous cry of dismay.
A moment later the herd drew away, sullenly and fighting among themselves still, to the shelter of the reeds, where the snortings and bellowings gradually died away in the distance.
He was pleasing in his manners, but far more retiring and silent than his companions, and I did not for a moment suppose that he was likely to win the affections of my daughter.
The moment I saw her I was convinced that Emily was her daughter, for the likeness was very striking.
From that moment the sea appeared to be going down, and gradually daylight, which we thought had been much further off, stole over the world of waters.
These sort of people are very civil as long as you please them, but just get on the other tack, and they will not scruple a moment to knock their best friend on the head.
A sailor's eye alone could have made out the shadowy form of the chase ahead of us, but not for a moment was she lost sight of.
At the same moment we sprang down and seized the man, Esse receiving a severe cut as we did so.
At the same moment our mast and sail were carried away, and we were left at the mercy of the seas.
At thatmoment Mr Schank's voice was heard shouting out "Shorten sail!
The other prows discovered her at the same moment that we did, and were now pulling away as fast as their crews could urge them through the water.
Their voices and their exclamations were heard under the window a moment later.
He obeyed it as gracefully as he could, but rather against his inclinations, for he was having a jolly time of it, forgetting for the moment that he was "a marked man.
Grace crept on cautiously, listening intently, not knowing what moment she might come upon the mountaineer.
In the ecstasy of the momenthe had forgotten his recent fright.
That he was all he would have them believe she did not for a moment credit.
The mountaineer was nearer death at that moment than he knew, for two hands had slipped to two revolver butts resting respectively in the holsters of Grace Harlowe and Lieutenant Wingate.
Then between mouthfuls he told the story of his capture so far as he knew it, told it to the moment of his reaching the Overland camp.
You did not think for a moment that I would let you go away without my getting up to see you off, did you?
Lieutenant Wingate heard Thompson getting his horse from the barn, and, a moment or so later, saw him riding away, rifle thrust in the saddle boot.
Since every part of space, and every indivisible moment of duration, is every where; certainly the Maker and Lord of all things, cannot be said to be in no time, and no place.
They would then make the best use of their time, and view their animal existence but as a moment in the space of eternity.
She sighed softly, and for a moment looked into the night.
When the wound was bandaged, the surgeon administered a dose of medicine, and in a moment Zaidos opened his eyes, and looked curiously up at the doctor.
They sprang upright and stood for a moment listening.
It struck the ship, and at the same moment the Zeppelin dropped an accurate bomb.
The boys went outside and for a moment sat down on the ground to rest.
Nurse Helen was called to the Head Nurse and in a moment came hurrying back to Zaidos.
But as he opened his mouth to speak, a sudden jar under them was followed by a terrific crash, and in a moment a fearful list of the great vessel disclosed the worst.
Zaidos asked the doctor, who was openly wiping his eyes, to speak with him a moment outside.
He rose to his feet, hastily pocketed his find, and for a moment stood looking down at Zaidos.
A lost momentmay mean a lost life, perhaps yours, perhaps the man you are trying to help.
So long as a boy's mind refuses to harbor such baleful approaches, so long he is safe; but the moment he heeds them and allows them to enter his mind, that moment he is in danger and will most likely fall into bad habits.
A boy is a boy to all intents and purposes from his very conception, from the very earliest moment of his being; begotten by his father he is a boy in embryo within the ovule of his mother.
I was a novice in amorous intrigue, and I did not know that a woman never conceals her wishes so effectively as at the moment that they are about to be fulfilled.
You are the owner now, monsieur; from this momentyou can do as you please with your house and everything that it contains, as I have sold it to you furnished.
But like a clever man, Dufresne waited until the propitious moment came to carry out his plans.
The musicians at a wedding party never refuse any request, and they began to play a jig at the moment that Belcour bowed to Madame Volenville and attempted to slink away.
At that moment a piteous cry arose; it came from one of the wretches who had just been branded.
A violent passion had assumed the mastery of him; he was simply waiting for a favorable moment to try to induce her to share his passion.
Dufresne breathed his last after uttering these words, well content to have done someone an injury at the last moment of his life.
At that moment Monsieur Robineau was rushing about the ball-room in the guise of a cherub, and feeling angrily under the furniture and even under people's feet, in search of his wig.
At thatmoment Sans-Souci ran toward them, and manifested great surprise at finding a stranger in the garden.
From this moment I adopt her; I take charge of her mother, and I thank Providence for selecting me to be their protector.
The margin was perilously narrow, and only a man absolutely familiar with the spot, as he was, and prepared for the turning movement at the very moment of reaching it, could have hoped to wheel in the space.
Next momentseveral rifle-shots rang out; the Sikhs had fired, rather because they felt that they must do something than because there was any real chance of hitting the fugitives.
Yet he was in equal danger if he remained circling below them, for though their flight was swifter than his, at some moment their machine would be vertically above him, and they would doubtless seize that moment for hurling a bomb.
Huge masses of cloud rolled up and down the rugged faces of the mountains, causing moment by moment wonderful changes in their aspect.
The heads disappeared, and in a moment two of the Pathans came round the corner of the rock.
The Kalmucks had not as yet fired or dropped a bomb: Lawrence imagined them gloating over their helpless victim, awaiting a favourable moment for one crushing stroke.
It brightened moment by moment, and he thrilled with relief as he discerned, to the left of the blaze, the dim outlines of the shed in which he was accustomed to keep his tools and other accessories.
At this moment the aeroplane was only about two hundred yards behind them, and Bob was intending to pass under the bridge.
For the moment they were not aware of the effect of the volley.
The mine compounds were deserted, except by Gur Buksh and two other men, whom Lawrence recognised in a moment as Chunda Beg and Shan Tai.
Bob, at the same moment emptying his two remaining barrels into the medley.
The boys stood watching only for a moment or two; then they dropped down, feeling instinctively that it behoved them to keep out of sight.
After a moment of stupefaction he saw his course clearly.
The sudden cessation of the bombardment gave Bob an inkling of what was to come; next moment loud yells from beyond the river made it clear.
At that moment he was more concerned about the fate of the aeroplane than about his own.
At the same moment they heard shouts from the house, and then shots were fired, the bullets passing over their heads.
Yes, I guess so," but at that moment there were other footsteps and more lights and hoarse voices.
Fire upon them and sink the young rascals the moment you see them!
In a moment he seized the gunwale and swung the boat around with all his might, at the same time tipping it at one side.
In a momentthe fellow turned, saw Dick and started for the rear.
Then Bob imitated the crowing of a cock, and in a moment Dick came out and hurried forward.
Bob blew out the candle, and in a momentall was dark and still in the room.
A man with a lantern came up at thismoment and the light fell upon Dick.
Very well," and at that moment the spy was ushered into the general's presence, turning pale as he saw the veteran and realized what his fate would be.
In a moment Dick was on the defensive, and, then, taking the offensive, sent the man rolling into the gutter.
Dick passed at that moment but was not observed, nor was a certain sign he made to Bob.
Then Dick waited a moment for Bob to go down the alley, and entered the shop.
In a moment they were disarmed, Dick putting his pistol to his prisoners head and saying sternly: "Now perhaps you will tell me what I want to know.
A moment later they were on St. Louis' walls and had hacked through a dozen places.
A moment later the village was in roaring flames, and on the burning pile were flung the fragments of the priest's body.
A momentlater the well-known war whoop of the French bushrovers tore the air to tatters; and bullets rained from ambushed foes in a sheet of fire.
A moment later, catching sight of one of the delinquents, he had called out.
A moment later, and the raiders were on the walls.
A moment later the Iroquois were inside the barricade screeching like demons.
With its supports thus broken and the whole weight of the remaining branches on one side, the weakened trunk sways for a moment then bows to its fate.
The moment the leading machéteros reach him the chief starts off again and by the time the main body of axemen have reached his former position the head machéteros are cutting toward the sound of his voice in a new position.
The roar of the great dam at Ochoa is heard for a moment and then the eastern section of the canal is entered.
At the moment that he rushed down after the falling stick two other daws that happened to be standing on ledges above dropped down after him, and copied his action by each picking up a stick and flying with it to their nests.
I am inclined to think that a strong wind is necessary for the performance of this feat, enabling the bird to fall obliquely, and to arrest the fall at any moment by merely throwing out the wings.
No," he said warmly, "I will not for a moment encourage you to hope that any good will come of such a proposal.
In a moment the alarm cries ceased and the whole gathering of swallows dispersed in all directions.
By and by, to my regret, the birds suddenly took alarm at something and rose up, and from that moment not one descended.
For a moment she had feared that this messenger from the past had come to tell her that her father was dead.
She kissed Meg hurriedly, but clung a moment to Kate.
He held her in his arms now, and the next moment she was safe at his side.
There was a confidence in her tone, that made Mr. Russelthorpe wonder for a moment what sort of a man he would have been, if he had had a child with such unlimited faith in him.
Barnabas at thatmoment felt that it would be easier to pray for fire from Heaven to destroy, than for healing power to save.
The child was beside herself with grief, and for the moment she no more felt physical pain than if she had been under chloroform.
For one momentthe preacher hesitated; he had a horror of the man.
As for her being happy alone with you, I do not for a moment doubt her truthfulness; she is candour itself, but she is variable, and she takes her own moods seriously.
And Meg, aghast, had stood for one moment with frightened eyes; then had turned and fled.
Perhaps (though he did not know it, being little given to analysis), a sharp personal want pointed his realisation of the contrast between the Dives and the Lazarus of London; for his wife at this moment was with her father.
But his wife did not hear him: the hot kitchen, and the three men all staring at her, and the hum of bees through the open door, all which she had been conscious of the moment before, grew dim and very far off.
She was at that moment warm and wearied, with a dull headache with which to begin the day.
And at that moment Gloria was standing in Rose's room in No.
Very soon she would take up her adopted worries about barren streets and rickety houses, but for the moment she would rock and smooth Abou Ben Adhem's beautiful back.
They took her here and there, then made her rest a moment in Rose's room.
At that very moment the District Nurse was in Rose's room helping to cut out a tiny calico dress.
