goll-e-e-e

Updated: May 22, 2025

Its owner jerked a denuded hook high in the air. "First bite, first bite!" he shouted, for that honor was ever a point of spirited contest on the pair's many expeditions. "Hard?" asked John breathlessly. "Hard!" repeated Silvey, boastfully exultant. "Hard? Goll-e-e-e, yes. Didn't you see him? Bent the tip most a foot. Took the worm, too."

Herman Gastrell Seely - A Son of the City: A Story of Boy Life