d-a-g-g-e-r

Updated: May 2, 2025

He raised the pistol. "Will you throw away that dagger and permit me peaceably to approach you?" "No!" "I will ask you three times, and with your third refusal I shall fire; so beware! Will you throw away the dagger?" "No!" "This is the third and last time I shall ask the question," and he repeated it slowly: "Will you throw away t-h-e d-a-g-g-e-r?" and he brought the weapon to his eye.

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