"Refasten" Quotes from Famous Books
... the monkey got up, and came close to him, while upon Dick making a motion as if to refasten the chain, the animal ... — Middy and Ensign • G. Manville Fenn
... hunting-park grounds he bent forward in the saddle to lift the chain that held it; urged his horse inside, bent down to refasten it, and as his fingers clutched the iron a man rose in the shadow of the little lodge and clasped him about the middle. The iron chain swung free and rattled against the post, and the horse snorted with fright, ... — The Port of Missing Men • Meredith Nicholson
... crunching sound was heard on the gravel. It was the four sentries marching back to the watch-house. One soldier was cursing under his breath as he tried to refasten his torn blouse. The others were breathing heavily and were wiping the sweat from their red foreheads with the backs of their hands. The old corporal brought up the rear, his pipe in the corner of his mouth, his head bent low. As he turned into the main walk a bright sheet of ... — Men in War • Andreas Latzko |