"Stick in" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... said Ralph. All agreed to this heartily, and the merry party set out, after being fully equipped, as was always the custom. Red Angel formed one of the party, of course, and in lieu of a gun, George had made a stick in imitation of one. He was immensely proud of this acquisition, and actually hugged it when it was presented to him. From that time forward ...
— The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen • Roger Finlay
... fine morning of the following week, the emigrants began the first stage of their long journey; the women in two carts, with their small impedimenta, the men walking—Ian with them, a stout stick in his hand. They ...
— What's Mine's Mine • George MacDonald
... admonition, she blew her work candles out, leaving him to the light of the fire, and, taking her big door-key in her pocket and her crutch-stick in her hand, ...
— Our Mutual Friend • Charles Dickens
... insults from the conspirators, who deprived them of their horses and arms, and even stripped them of their clothes. Ninno was dressed in an old doublet and breeches, without stockings, having only a pair of miserable pack-thread sandals, and had walked all the way with a stick in his hand. The viceroy received him very graciously, praising his loyalty, and told him that he appeared more nobly in his rags than if clothed in the most ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 5 • Robert Kerr
... Lemon," said the boy, and a lump seemed to stick in his throat. "One bone perhaps you ...
— Jewel's Story Book • Clara Louise Burnham
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