Long Kirby was the first man out of that murder-hole; and after him the others toppled one by one -- men and dogs jostling one another in the frenzy of their fear.— Bob, Son of Battle
The alarmed young noble then helped the poor creature to reach his room, which lay close by the wicket; and having laid him on the bed in care of his wife, and recommended him to the mercy of God, he returned to his own fair bride, to carry her off from this murder-hole, and place her in safety with the miller's wife.— Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2
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