So when Gebhr pulled out his knife with the intention of executing his threat, Idris seized him by the wrist and held it.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
It may have been because the player was executing with the left hand, and without a light; but certainly it was difficult, like a life.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
But they were prevented from executing their purpose by the lie Deacon Dole was requested by my husband to tell the excited crowd, viz: that "The Sheriff has legal papers to defend this proceeding," and they well knew that for them to resist the Sheriff, the laws would expose themselves to imprisonment.
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard