Word: mortalities
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...well. His hatred of Gawin Todd never slept. At last the two met, high words passed, a challenge was given. They fought at dawn by the river. As Richard Bale lifted his pistol, the rising sun fell in his" eyes and, his own shot missing, he received a mortal wound. The cartel per mitted a second exchange if either 'demanded. Bale, strapped with his scarf to a sapling, shot his enemy dead and died himself in the the arms of his second while his slaves were rowing him, chanting as they rowed, over the dawn-lit river...
...mortal sweet within...
...irate General Roberto Bencivenga, clumped into the centre of the Chamber, followed by a good round hundred equally irate Deputies. A fist fight followed, in which the General was knocked out, and many black eyes, bloody noses and thick ears resulted. Next day the General challenged Deputy Giunta to mortal combat...
...rarely smiled, the French noticed. Everywhere he was as solemn as Solomon, his ancestor. Once the rotund ex-Shah* of Persia was pointed out to him, but still he did not laugh, he actually cut him dead. French officials showed him everything that would make an ordinary mortal laugh, but black Ras laughed not-not until he was taken to Fontainebleau, when he should have been both impressed and serious. The subject of Ras' amusement was carp-carp swimming peaceably in a pond, and Ras laughed and laughed...
...stream of pilgrims visiting Lenin's tomb in Moscow was halted by order of the Government. It was observed through the glass lid of the coffin that the mortal remains of the Bolshevik leader were decomposing, despite the fact that they had been carefully embalmed. The body is not likely to be again exhibited...