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Updated: May 14, 2025
Rooney was swift as well as heavy, so that his weight, multiplied into his velocity, sufficed to dislodge the wonder-stricken animal. One wild spasmodic effort it made to recover itself, and in doing so gave Rooney what may be called a backhander on the head, that sent him reeling on the ice.
"You remind me," I answered, "that we two have some old accounts to settle." And heedless of the frightful agony caused by my sprain, I rose again, and with a backhander I sent Don Marcasse, who was endeavouring the play the cure's part of peacemaker, head over heels into the middle of the ashes.
"It is not absolutely requisite, madam," said the Doctor; "but at all events he will be kept out of more mischief." "Come, my dear, you hear what Dr Middleton says." "Yes, I heard," replied Jack; "but I shan't go." "My dear Johnny come, love now do, my dear Johnny." Johnny played bob-cherry, and made no answer. "Come, Master Johnny," said Sarah. "Go away, Sarah," said Johnny, with a backhander.
Your marriage in our church wouldn't have been divine if you'd had another wife alive. 'Papa, I wish you wouldn't. 'But I shall. I've got to hammer it into his head somehow. Mr. Smirkie drew himself up and grinned bravely. But the squire did not care for his frowns. That last backhander at the claret-jug had determined him.
His next success is unpremeditated. Making a pull at Sally's skirt, he glides quickly out of her way as she wheels round, and hits Mainmast an unintentional backhander on the nose. This is received by Mainmast with a little scream, and by the children with an "Oh! o-o" of consternation, while Sally, pulling down the handkerchief, hastens to give needless assurance that she is "so vexed," etcetera.
He has to defend the goal, and therefore must be an expert "backhander," that is, quick to send back the ball to the opposing rank when it comes in the direction of his goal. It is the place of the back to knock in when the ball goes over the end line.
"Quite well pleased, mon vieux!" laughed back Piers "C'est bien!" said Victor, regarding him with the indulgent smile that he had bestowed upon him in babyhood. "And Monsieur does not want his other letter? But no no!" His voice was openly quizzical; he dodged a laughing backhander from Piers with a neat gesture of apology.
At last it happened that I was chasing the ball back towards our goal, from one of his hits, and he was pursuing me. I had the advantage of a long start, and before he could reach me I got in a heavy "backhander" that sent the ball far away to one side, where, as good luck would have it, Westonhaugh was waiting.
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