close arrest
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For which piece of impudence the veteran went straightway to Sudsville in close arrest.
From An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier by Frederic Remington
That was the condition of affairs when the eighth, and final, day of Lanier's close arrest arrived.
From Lanier of the Cavalry or, A Week's Arrest by Charles King
"I am told, sir, that my son is in close arrest," she called, in a voice that thrilled the cadet.
From Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
He did not answer immediately; but he picked up his cup and drank, assiduously; then he kind of mumbled, very low and apologetic: 'He's in his billet—under close arrest.'
From The Secret Battle by A. P. Herbert
It had been immediately reported by the soldiers who had seen it; M. de Berg was under close arrest, and the police were diligently seeking his antagonist.
From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 by Herbert Willis
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