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"So you are, Sling," murmured the Corinthian, surveying Barnabas with an approving eye, "dev'lish dashing fellow, an 'out-and-outer' with the 'ribbons' fiddle it with any one, by George, but no good with your mauleys, damme if you are! Besides, there's your knee, you know don't forget your knee " "Curse my knee!" "Certainly, dear fellow, but "
Only ostlers, pugilists, and such as yourself, George, would stoop to do such a thing! Oh, monstrous! No, no, Julia m'dear, you mistake; to "strip" is a term o' the "fancy" milling, d'ye see fibbing is a very gentlemanly art, assure you; I went three rounds with the "Camberwell Chicken" before I Have done with your chickens, sir B'gad, he nearly did for me naked mauleys, you'll understand. In
My name's Dick Marston, Sydney-side native. I'm twenty-nine years old, six feet in my stocking soles, and thirteen stone weight. Pretty strong and active with it, so they say. I don't want to blow not here, any road but it takes a good man to put me on my back, or stand up to me with the gloves, or the naked mauleys.
"Captain say to come aboard, please. He at the Consul's for papers he meet you at boat," and Allan left. "By shingo, dot's a big fellow," said Planter Oppermann. "Ay," said Robertson, the trading skipper, "and a good man with his mauleys, too. He's the champion knocker-out in Samoa, and is a match for any Englishman in Polynesia, let alone foreigners" with a sour glance at the German.
Then in disgust he betook himself to the king, whom he found still surrounded with the Beaumonts, Mauleys, and other friends of Gaveston, against whom the ordinances had decreed banishment. Warenne, whose honour was only less impeached than Pembroke's, also deserted the ordainers for the court. Edward bitterly deplored the death of his friend.
"An' I say it were done on a foul," reiterated Cragg, with another blow of his fist, "an' wot's more, if Buck Vibart stood afore me ah, in this 'ere very room, I'd prove my words." "Humph!" said the red-headed man, "they do say as he's wonderful quick wi' his 'mauleys, an' can hit like a sledgehammer."
Thorndyke," the man said; "haven't seen yer for the last month or so." "No; I have been out of town. Do you expect Gibbons in here this morning?" "It is about his time, sir, when he has nothing in particular to see about. Like a turn with the mauleys this morning?" "Not this morning, Ingleston.
You see, boxing is more fashionable than it used to be, and there are very few nights when one don't have a dozen Corinthians in here sometimes there are twice as many either to see some of the new hands put on the mauleys, and judge for themselves how they are going to turn out, or maybe to arrange for a bout between some novice they fancy and one of the west countrymen.
Newton had been strongly recommended to him, and Captain Oughton extended his hand as to an old acquaintance, when they met on the quarterdeck. Before they had taken a dozen turns up and down, Captain Oughton inquired if Newton could handle the mauleys; and on being answered in the negative, volunteered his instruction during their passage out.
He has come up to town for a few months, and wants to learn how to use his mauleys. I told him that you would advise him as to who would be the best man for him to go to." "I can tell you better when I have seen him strip, sir. There is no one in the big room at present. It won't be open for half an hour.
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