But no sooner had he taken pen in hand to do so than he flung that redoubtable implement to the other end of the room.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford
A redoubtable undertaking indeed.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford
The loss of Morynski, who had been by far the most redoubtable and energetic of the rebel leaders; the death of Leo Baratowski, on whom, in spite of his youth, the eyes of his countrymen were turned; in whom, by virtue of his name and family traditions their hopes and expectations centred-these were heavy blows for a party which had long been split into factions, and divided against itself, and which now fell still further asunder.
"Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel"
E. Werner