Perhaps it was wrong of Cyril Milliter- on a Sunday, and in the public pathway too- but he simply put his strong arm gently round her waist, and kissed her a dozen times over fervidly without let or hindrance. "The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories The Beckoning Hand--Lucretia--The Third Time--The Gold Wulfric--My Uncle's Will--The Two Carnegies--Olga Davidoff's Husband--John Cann's Treasure--Isaline and I--Professor Milliter's Dilemma--In Strict Confidence--The " by Grant Allen

But, in that case, would not the timber be a protection rather than a hindrance to the enemy advancing or stealing forward? "Who Goes There?" by Blackwood Ketcham Benson

But when there is a hindrance, as you call it, it is very sensible indeed to wait, retorted Sabina, with a truly feminine sense of the value of logic. "The Heart of Rome" by Francis Marion Crawford