Near the hills the speed of the camels Slackened yet more.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Then we Slackened our speed and rode up so quietly that he saw us only when we were a few paces away.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Then the line Slackened, Koo-loo-ting-wah called the others, and together we drew the huge carcass, steaming with blood, to the surface of the ice.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook