"Eight!" said Aramis; "it surprises me that two such heroes as Porthos and D'Artagnan should have allowed themselves to be
arrested by eight men."
"Stay," said the king; "do not make his
arrest a public affair."
But to my intense surprise, on getting down early the next morning, and eagerly opening the newspapers, there was not a word about the
arrest! There was a column of mere padding about "The Styles Poisoning Case," but nothing further.
"
Arrested!" cried Rouletabille; "then they are the murderers!"
Fix thought over these probabilities during the long hours which he spent in his cabin, and kept repeating to himself, "Now, either the warrant will be at Hong Kong, in which case I shall
arrest my man, or it will not be there; and this time it is absolutely necessary that I should delay his departure.
An hour ago I was called to the presence of her Highness, Ozma of Oz, and told to
arrest a boy named Ojo the Unlucky, who was journeying from the Munchkin Country to the Emerald City and would arrive in a short time.
"Because you had been
arrested, Edmond, and were a prisoner."
"
Arrest me!" cried Cornelius; "but what have I done?"
But then I should assert the spirit which dominated me, I should resist
arrest, and insist upon bringing my ship back across the dead line, remaining at my post until we had reached New York.
Messieurs Musketeers, I will not have this haunting of bad places, this quarreling in the streets, this swordplay at the crossways; and above all, I will not have occasion given for the cardinal's Guards, who are brave, quiet, skillful men who never put themselves in a position to be
arrested, and who, besides, never allow themselves to be
arrested, to laugh at you!
If I find that my investigations lead me in the direction which at present seems probable, it is no ordinary person whom I shall have to
arrest when the time comes.
17 of the captured Russians,
arrested and detained for some reason by order of the Higher Command.