Then he became sullenly despairing; but I began to take an interest in him, believing that he was not at bottom such a desperate character as the Surveillants had grown to consider him.
"The Castle Of The Shadows"
Alice Muriel Williamson
But, if any one should be mad enough to attempt a dash for freedom, four or five Surveillants would be on him before he could count twenty.
"The Castle Of The Shadows"
Alice Muriel Williamson
Sitting in the boat they could not see the hospital; not a light was visible in any prison building; and they had the feeling that in any one of a dozen great masses of shadow armed Surveillants might be hiding, to spring out upon Maxime Dalahaide as he crept toward his friends and far-off safety.
"The Castle Of The Shadows"
Alice Muriel Williamson