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Surprise Henry, O . his plots characterized by unexpected dénouements. [Am. Lit.: Benét, 457] Japanese plan for Pearl Harbor attack. [Jap. Hist.: Toland, 177–178, 183–187] site of surprise attack on American fleet by the Japanese (December 7, 1941). [Am. Hist.: Fuller, III, 455–456] analogy to the Lord’s unexpected coming. [N.T.: I Thessalonians 5:2] indicates the unexpected. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 178] |
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The pirate attack had been a complete surprise: a sure proof that the unscrupulous Hook had conducted it improperly, for to surprise redskins fairly is beyond the wit of the white man. He sprung his secret about Huck's share in the adventure in the finest dramatic manner he was master of, but the surprise it occasioned was largely counterfeit and not as clamorous and effusive as it might have been under happier circumstances. He recalled Old Beatson in the past - that merry and affectionate lad - and their joint adventures and mishaps, the window they had broken with a catapult in India Place, the escalade of the castle rock, and many another inestimable bond of friendship; and his hurt surprise grew deeper. |
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