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 Remington, Frederic

Neither was it, in his eyes, a trifle that had placed him, as he expressed it, under close arrest for the evening.

From Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 by Various

"I 'm not so sure of it," murmured Trafford, sullenly; "I 'd rather go into close arrest for a week than I 'd lose this day here."

From Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. by Lever, Charles James

Ferry and Pierce both commanded sections now, as Doyle remained in close arrest and "Pills the Less" in close attendance.

From Waring's Peril by King, Charles

Reynolds had been in close arrest three days. 

From Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign by Ashton, John