bang-off

Updated: May 15, 2025

And the love-light shone in her eyes for all the court to see. But the sergeant never let his look meet it. When he stepped down at last she gave a sob of joy, and fainted bang-off. They roused her up, after this, to hear the verdict of Guilty and her doom spoken by the judge.

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales