 | Ernest F. Henderson - 2004 - 468 Seiten
...hankercher about his neck. To the King's message he cried like a fainting woman, "Lord! what can I do ? I am spent : people will not obey me. I have been...left me and I him, and walked home, seeing people almost distracted, and no manner of means used to quench the fire. The houses, too, so very thick thereabouts,... | |
 | Karen Cooksey - 2004 - 84 Seiten
...I told him the King's message he cried like a fainting woman: 'Lord what can l do? I am exhausted: people will not obey me. I have been pulling down...but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it. He left me. and I walked home, seeing people all distracted and nothing being done to quench the fire.... | |
 | David Orme - 2005 - 68 Seiten
...down, to make an empty space the fire could not cross, but he just looked helpless. 16 'What can I do? I am spent; people will not obey me. I have been pulling...but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it!' So we started packing up everything of value in the shop. Mr Brown had a mind to move it all to his... | |
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Street, like a man spent, with a handkercher about his neck. To the King's message, he cried, like a fainting woman, ' Lord, what can I do ? I am spent ; people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses ; but the fire overtakes us faster than... 
