The rest of the farce is carried on as described, with the result of making the waiting neophytes believe that their companion has had a cold plunge into the river.
The unfeeling surface of Lord Byron’s pool would all but slap the breath out of his defenseless body, but he ever came up gallantly to a new plunge until his muscles had learned their trick.
Just before the mule gave the first plunge Guapo's eyes had been wandering in that direction.
The night passed through, however, without any unusual disturbance; and although an occasional plunge was heard in the water close by, no more was seen of the crocodile until morning.
Before he could recover himself, or Guapo climb out of the pit, a loud plunge in the water announced that the animal had escaped to an element where it might defy their pursuit.
He could not but remember how much this morning had changed his fate, and into what a complication of perplexity it was likely to plunge him.
As this was said, Jack turned with the swiftness of thought, and shortening his sword, prepared to plunge it into the thief-taker's heart.
I have a weapon--a knife--and if you attempt to open the door, will plunge it to my heart.
Darting forward at this sound, Jack threw open the door, and beheld Quilt kneeling over Thames, who'se hands and feet were bound with cords, and about to plunge his sword into his breast.
There was a flash of steel, a plunge of the strong arm down into the boats, accompanied by a ripping noise.
They saw him start, then move his hand to the left, and as the canoe went stealthily out of their view round the south side, they heard the sullen plunge made by a crocodile as, disturbed from his sleep, he took to the waters.
His limbs were mixed up with the garments Mr. Butteridge had discarded when that gentleman had thought he must needsplunge into the sea.
That first downward plunge filled Bert with a haunting sense of boundless waters below.
She's all right to have a little bet on, just enough for a flyer, but she's not the horse to plunge on.
To plunge into the wilderness is truly to take one's life in his hand.
As soon as he was able to connect his thoughts with what went before his plunge over the cliff, he realized that he was probably in one of the caves that he had guessed must penetrate the rock at the water line.
The powder that the boys had carried on their persons was wet, too, from their plunge in the lake.
The boy's mind reverted to his plungeover the cliff.
Hahn seems to fear we will plunge into this asteroid like a wild comet gone suddenly tangent!
I felt a thrill of instinctive fear--would she plunge that knife into me?
But if, in the formation of a constitution, we depart from the principle of equal rights, or attempt any modification of it, we plunge into a labyrinth of difficulties from which there is no way out but by retreating.
The late attempt of the Federal leaders in Congress (for they acted without the knowledge of their constituents) to plunge the country into War, merits not only reproach but indignation.
As the game passed the reserve force these bobbed up and set up unearthly shrieks and yells that caused the frightened animals to plunge forward over a precipice to which the inclosure conducted.
While these and other thoughts were passing through our minds, the two mighty contestants squared and made a tremendous plunge for each other.
Or rather, as one dwelling secure and contented within a little circle of light and warmth, to whom such questions came as intimations of a chaos surrounding it on every side, into which a chance step might at any moment plunge him.
This time, knowing what was coming, I caught a glimpse of our descent, and found that only the first plunge from the brink was threatening.
They would not plunge into open disloyalty until some "crisis in public affairs" should engage the attention of the authorities, and afford a fair chance of success.
The husband came in almost immediately, and hearing what had happened ran out only to see her plunge into the sea, where she was joined by the seal.
Dan told me that when he awoke after his first week at sea, he sat every day on the topgallant forecastle thinking over his past wickedness, watching the foam go by, and continually tempted to plunge into it.
His heart was in the right place, and he was wise not to allow the foolish impulses of youth to plungehim in the sink of corruption.
At a little distance from the chamber of ceremonies I had placed a large bath filled with lukewarm water and perfumes pleasing to the deity of the night, into which we were to plunge at the hour of the moon, which fell at one o'clock.
Thus did she every day plunge me in despair, and yet she complained that my wit was no longer brilliant in society, that I had lost that elasticity of spirits which had pleased her so much after my arrival from Constantinople.
The horses plunge and prance with fear, and my companion falls in spasmodic convulsions.
See how the buffalo takes its steep bank--a plunge headlong, which sends the dust up in clouds.
In a subsequent hunt I once saw a wounded buck plunge forward, roll along the ground for a few feet, and then run off with the bare skin along his entire side showing just where he had struck the earth.
Occasionally the frightened animal would slack up and indulge in a fit of kicking, looking back meanwhile with terror at the object fastened upon his hide, then plungefrantically forward again.
Shamus, who sat directly facing the hill, saw something which chilled the Dobeen blood, and caused that noble Irishman to plunge behind us.
Water fowls numberless plunge under and skim over the surface, and the songsters of the air warble forth their hymns of praise.
Dobeen had loaded one wagon with culinary weapons, and now sat among his pots and pans, evidently ill at ease and wishing himself doing any thing else rather than about to plunge further into the wilderness.
Mabel, the first to plunge in, had collided with a horribly prickly object that grunted like a frightened pig and scratched like a thousand needles.
As the wound was not mortal, he bade his slave plunge the sword into his body.
They move their heads to this side and to that, and suddenly plunge them down into the water, into the rotting leaves and mud that lie at the bottom of the pond.
We see them plunge in from the flat shelving mud, and swim out like a mottled fleet of boats.
