I gathered the bedclothes around and grimaced as I gingerly stood, then limped toward the door with my makeshift wrap trailing on the floor. |
After 37 days at sea his ship limped into Sydney after being torpedoed by a German U-boat. |
The Sydney, with superior speed and firepower, raked the German ship, which limped to North Keeling where she foundered on the reef. |
The old man eyed me suspiciously and limped forward as he wheezed and gasped for breath. |
He limped to the edge of the ring, and there he collapsed in the grass, his flanks heaving as he gasped for air. |
He got the armor and also an old jade of a horse, which limped on three legs, dragging the fourth after it. |