The bullet emitted a sharp shriek as it ricochetted into space.
At intervals the wind came laden with fine snow or jagged crystalline icicles whichricochetted from the rocks like things of life.
Suddenly there was a low booming, and in another second a column of dark water rose as the first shot ricochetted about five hundred yards from their bows.
A moment later the battery replied with their 9-tonners, sending forth shot after shot, most of which, however, ricochetted away over the glassy sea.
They were both a long way short, and ricochettedoverhead like express trains.
A few shells which didn't burst ricochetted over our heads, and one or two fell pretty close to the house; but the Skipper didn't worry about them now.
Bullets whistled along the fissures in the dim light and hummed and whizzed as they ricochetted from wall to wall.
That other feller knows his business, Elder," remarked Nevada as a slugricochetted past his head.
The next one fell short and ricochetted over the Arabs' heads.
When the vessel had proceeded up the river as far as Fort Lowry it rounded to, because a solid shot ricochetted before the bow, and we were transferred to the steamboat Virginia, which carried us to Fredericksburg.
When the engagement had ended and we were marching away, a solid shot from beyond the river ricochetted along our line and in unpleasant proximity to it.
Just as The Bohemian approached the warships, a puff of smoke burst from the sides of both, and two balls ricochetted across the waves.
In another two minutes a ball ricochetted across the waves and smashed the foremost boat to pieces.
The nimblest of them had hardly quickened their pace when it hit the very edge of the almost perpendicular cliff a few yards behind them, ricochetted at an angle to its original course, and plunged into the harbour.
The ball struck the surface just to one side of the vessel that was following them, and ricochetted some three or four times before it finally sank to the bottom.
Grace took no part in the battle, but sat crouched, chin in hands, narrowly watching the fight while bullets whined over her head and ricochetted from the rocks on either side of her.
Away towards the enemy the sea boiled as the torrent of shells hit it and ricochetted for miles.
Another shell ricochetted across the still surface of the harbor and sunk itself in the side of a piratical brig.
Closer and closer came the brig--now her bow-guns sputtered--and a shot ricochetted near the lean prow of the Providence.
Others, striking the earth with a dull thud, ricochetted within a few inches of his feet.
Dave had ricochetted ever since between amusement and chagrin at her generalship.
Suddenly the car skidded on a slippery hillside, turned from the road, plowed through a clump of scrub, ricochetted against a dark obstruction, poised a moment on two wheels, turned around and stopped.
The rest either flew harmlessly overhead or ricochetted from the surface of the placid water.
Love of Approbation, ricochetted from his gun-metal skull, and banged against the weatherboard wall of an out-house.
When I returned I found that some men and several horses had been hit, and in my room one bullet had ricochetted across the bed and three others had entered by the doorway and gone out by the window.
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