X With cries of horror, all in a moment rushed at Stas; in the twinkling of an eye they wrested the rifle and cartridges from him and threw him on the ground, tied his hands and feet, striking and kicking him all the time, until finally Idris, from fear of the boy's life, drove them off.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
X Days of suspense, heavy and full of fear, began.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Dance after dance was given, but Miss X never received an invitation.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully