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This was a clear showing of the white feather in the opinion of Stoker, who replied with a thundering, "No!" and at the same moment made a savage blow at Charlie's face. Our hero was prepared for it. He put his head quickly to one side, let the blow pass, and with his left hand lightly tapped the bridge of his opponent's nose. "Hah! a hammytoor!" exclaimed the ex-pugilist in some surprise.
Again the ex-pugilist paused for breath, and again the "hammytoor" stood up before him, smiling more grimly than ever panting a little, it is true, but quite unscathed about the face, for he had guarded it with great care although he had received some rather severe body blows.
Our hero nimbly evaded the blows, acting entirely on the defensive, and when Stoker at length paused, panting, the hammytoor was standing before him quite cool, and with the grim look intensified. "If you will have it take it!" he exclaimed, and shot forth a blow which one of the juvenile bystanders described as a "stinger on the beak!"
Stoker's day is over w'en 'e's knocked out o' time by a hammytoor, and Zook is free to bile 'is pot unmorlested in futur'." "Come, it was worth a fight to bring you to that state of mind, my man," said Charlie, laughing.
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