surmise

• Then his surmise was a true one, and he was indeed aboard one of the enemy's ships. —  Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess
• There was not the slightest doubt that his white face would have served as a red rag to a bull in that mixed assembly, and he would never have reached his destination alive He remarked on this to his guards, and his surmise was at once confirmed Your life would not be worth a minute's purchase exposed to view," replied the man he addressed. —  Under the Rebel's Reign
• But such is mere surmise, albeit widely credited And the water of the Nile is deemed sweet to the taste?' —  The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX.
• These were replied to, but the effect of the explosion, it was supposed, must have been unusually severe, for the enemy withdrew after exchanging only a few shots This surmise was afterwards proved to be correct. —  Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan
• Stealing a little to one side, and crouching against the dark hangings of the wall, I could see him in the faint light which dimly illuminated the hall, and then I discovered that my surmise was correct--Neranya was quietly at work. —  The Ape, the Idiot ; Other People

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