They knew very well they had only put in water, and they knew that to offer water to the governor of a marriage feast would be to insure their own punishment; but they did not hesitate.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
The two fortifications of Sweaborg and Cronstadt insure to Russia the possession of the Gulf of Finland.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
I would not, if I could, bring any family influence to my aid, and yet, short of this, there is nothing I would not do to insure success.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever