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The crowd closed around, threatening the King and calling him names; a brawny blacksmith in leather apron, and sleeves rolled to his elbows, made a reach for him, saying he would trounce him well, for a lesson; but just then a long sword flashed in the air and fell with convincing force upon the man's arm, flat side down, the fantastic owner of it remarking pleasantly, at the same time
And as she turned away, they sparkled through the rich dark waves of hair. Then she laid the glittering circlet in my mother's hands; and Tom Faggus took it eagerly, and bore it to the window. "Don't you go out of sight," I said; "you cannot resist such things as those, if they be what you think them." "Jack, I shall have to trounce thee yet. I am now a man of honour, and entitled to the duello.
"Oh, the lazy old villain! he's been round the rocks after pollock this evening, and never taken the trouble to hale the boat up. I'll trounce him for it when I get home. I only hope he's made her fast where she is, that's all! He's more plague to me than ever my money will be. O deary me!" And the goodwife bustled down toward the boat, with Rose behind her.
Mind, I don't say you haven't done well for yourself, you have a deal better than you deserve. But don't ever say you couldn't help it to me again! For if you do, I'll trounce you for it, do you hear? None of your coy airs for me! I won't put up with 'em. You'll behave yourself as long as you're in this house, or I'll know the reason why."
This whole business did not take up more than an hour; and before going home, I walked across to Major Slowtops, the nearest magistrate, and luckily found him at home. He promised to trounce the fellow handsomely when I brought him; and telling him I would be back with the culprit and the witnesses in half an hour, I returned in no little triumph to Goslingbury. "Where is the vagabond?"
I concluded, turning to the soldier; whom my deep seriousness so misled that he took up the story, and pouring out his wrongs did not fail to threaten to trounce me, or to add with much fervour that I was a villain!
Warwick's, name won't come up, but another woman's will. 'I meet Wroxeter at a gambling-house he frequents, and publicly call him cheat slap his face, if need be. 'Sure to! repeated Redworth. Now, such a thing as a duel would give pain enough. 'Of course; I understand, Sir Lukin nodded his clear comprehension. 'But what is it you advise, to trounce the scoundrel, and silence him?
"By Gad!" he said, elated. "What a wench of six years old. Wilt have my crop and trounce thy Dad again!" He picked up the crop from the place where she had thrown it, and forthwith gave it in her hand. She took it, but was no more in the humour to beat him, and as she looked still frowning from him to the whip, the latter brought back to her mind the horse she had set out in search of.
But keep your grimy hands off my Rabelais, or I'll trounce you." Breton flushed guiltily.
Reardon's very much befogged vision, but his soul was still undaunted, for Mr. Reardon, in common with most chief engineers still in their prime, firmly believed that he could trounce any fireman he saw fit to employ.
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