To this hostile demonstration Idris answered with a shout that he and his brother belonged to the Dongolese tribe, the same as that of the Mahdi, and that they were conveying to the prophet two white children as slaves; this alone restrained the savages from violence.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
With a few kind messages to her uncle, and an earnest entreaty for early tidings of his state, Mary concluded a letter in which her great difficulty lay in saying far less than her thoughts dictated, and conveying as much as she dare trust to Lady Dorothea's interpretation.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
I only thought of conveying to you the last message of your poor grandfather.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever