machination

The villain's machination, the lover tied to the railroad track, the train dashing to within two inches of its victim.

Lauzun was always occupied with some machination, even against those to whom he was indifferent; this kept his hand in.

Did the two facts announced by the speakers at the restaurant not form part of the same suspicious machination?

"We are possibly more interested than yourself in clearing up this mysterious machination," Marksman answered.

I will return to Paris to-morrow; I will defeat his machination, expose his falsehood!