1 John Ferrier felt a different man now that he realized that he had a devoted ally.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE 2 The baffled envoy," continued Cedric, pursuing with animation his tale, though it interested not the listener, "retreated, to carry to Tosti and his ally the ominous answer of his injured brother.
3 She looked at the other woman, who stood so sly, with her head dropped: yet somehow, in her femaleness, an ally.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H LawrenceGet Context In Chapter 16 4 As I descended, my old ally, the guard, came out of the room and closed the door tightly behind him.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB 5 Many traces we found of him in the bog-girt island where he had hid his savage ally.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In Chapter 14. The Hound of the Baskervilles 6 It was during these fruitless quests that he, or rather his ally, was seen by peasants, and that the legend of the demon dog received a new confirmation.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In Chapter 15. A Retrospection 7 Yes," said our ally, "I am Bob Carruthers, and I'll see this woman righted, if I have to swing for it.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST 8 She could sense that in Melanie's devoted heart she had an ally, feel Melanie's indignation that anyone, even her beloved husband, should make Scarlett cry.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret MitcheGet Context In CHAPTER XLI 9 Montcalm lingered long and melancholy on the strand where he had been left by his companion, brooding deeply on the temper which his ungovernable ally had just discovered.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperGet Context In CHAPTER 17 10 The French had accounted for this unexpected defection on the part of their ally in various ways.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperGet Context In CHAPTER 28 11 For shame," replied Minerva, "why, any one else would trust a worse ally than myself, even though that ally were only a mortal and less wise than I am.
12 It is justifiable to enter into war against our nearest ally, when one of his towns lies convenient for us, or a territory of land, that would render our dominions round and complete.
Gulliver's Travels(V2) By Jonathan SwiftGet Context In PART 4: CHAPTER V. 13 The most "puzzled" were the school-master and Thenardier, the proprietor of the tavern, who was everybody's friend, and had not disdained to ally himself with Boulatruelle.
Les Misérables (V2) By Victor HugoGet Context In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II—IN WHICH THE READER WILL PERUSE TWO VERSES, WH... 14 At that period Buckingham was an ally, and not an enemy.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasGet Context In 47 THE COUNCIL OF THE MUSKETEERS 15 Only let Aeneas himself come hither, if desire of us be so strong, if he be in haste to join our friendship and be called our ally.