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In the language of the Ring, he took the count. It was the knock-out. "Soot!" he murmured weakly. "Soot!" "Your face is covered, my dear fellow, quite covered." "It certainly has a faintly sooty aspect, sir," said Psmith. His voice roused the sufferer to one last flicker of spirit. "You will hear more of this, Smith," he said. "I say you will hear more of it." Then he allowed Mr.
But 'twas a knock-out. . . . 'Nicky-Nan, says you, 'an'not a sovereign to bless hisself' Why the man's fairly leakin sovereigns! sheddin' 'em about like fish-scales!" "Mr Latter are you intoxicated?" "I wish I was, ma'am.
Julia read through the directions concerning Uncle Justin and the outline of how Julia could be removed if necessary. Someone would slip her some knock-out cigarettes. "Knock-out cigarettes?" she asked incredulously. "Well, from what I've seen, this isn't the most intelligent conspiracy in the world." "You'd at least think they'd check to see if their knock-out medicine was flammable."
It was impossible to get close enough to the fellow to give him the knock-out blow that Captain Gray was hoping to land on his adversary. Thus far neither side had made a move to interfere with the combatants, but a movement on the part of the lumberjacks, a gradual edging up, warned Hippy that his opportunity to get into the scrimmage was near at hand.
He had told Jabez 'at then intended to clean him out completely, an' that Jim, the sub-cook, was one o' the gang an' had let the ridin' ponies loose so 'at the' was no choice but to walk after the herd when they stampeded. He said that if he hadn't 'a' had that chance he would 'a' put knock-out drops in the coffee that night, which made all the men madder'n ever.
Please take me in the house and let me tell her good-by." "No, sir. Dinna set foot inside o' this gate. I hope ye know ye're no wanted here. There's your road, the one leadin' south, an' ye'd better be goin', I'm thinkin'." I held in the black and rode off in a walk. This was the first clean knock-out I had ever met.
"But that would be encouraging fighting here, Jim, and you know what the rules are. I I wish I might er forget it, but I don't think I conscientiously can." Mr. Conklin nodded. After a moment he said, with a chuckle: "That was a clever punch of Durkin's. I'm glad we got there for the knock-out." "Durkin appeared much lighter than Beaufort, too," replied Mr.
"It was your jabbing and footwork won you the fight, Spider, one of the best I've ever seen very little clinching and clean breakaways." "Larry sure was game all through, yes right up to the knock-out. A good, clean fighter. 'N' say, bo, I was real sorry to see him counted out." "It meant a big purse for you, I remember." "Oh, sure, I had money to burn.
Nobody won, for there was no knock-out blow given and taken, and, when appealed to for a decision on points, Jimmy, breathing stertorously from excitement, was quite unable to give the award. He could only stare at the two glorious heroes before him and drop the silver watch, glass downwards of course, on the floor, where its tinkle told of destruction.
He was sitting bolt upright now, looking me straight in the face. But the fire died suddenly from Uncle Rube's eyes, and, exhausted by the effort and the memories the story brought back to him, he fell back in the chair as if he had been struck by some knock-out blow. The thud of the fall once more woke the child, and, seeing me jump to the old man's help, she began to sob piteously.