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"I heard someone make a remark and then Sagorski's voice sneering. Flynn dropped his hands and turned. "'Ye always c'ud talk, Sagorski, said he. 'But talk's cheap. I'll match the bye again ye six rounds, fer points, double or quits, the same bein' the small amount that's been hangin' betune us the little matter of a year. "Sagorski was up in a moment, smiling rather disdainfully.
For a fraction of a minute he paused and then went on, blurting the whole thing in his old boyish way. "You see, Marcia's very broad-gauge, Roger. She's really very much interested in the whole thing. It was a good deal of a surprise to me. It began when she heard about my bout with Sagorski. She was awfully keen about my gym work you remember at the Manor that night.
'Yer on, he growled. "They fixed us up, seconds, timekeepers and all, and we went at it. He was a good one and strong but slow, Roger. You know, Flynn's lighter than I am, but lightning fast. Sagorski gave me more time, but he had a good left and an awful wallop with his right. Flynn had warned me to look out for that right and I did. The first round was slow.
Both of us had had too many proofs of it to doubt, but there was always the chance of the unlucky blow early in the battle which might mean defeat where victory seemed the only thing possible. I believed that Jerry would win. I think that I actually believed him to be invulnerable. I knew that Flynn was confident, and that Sagorski, Spatola and O'Halloran had put their money on him.
Her irony was biting him like acid. "Or did Sagorski make you an accessory before the fact of his next housebreaking expedition?" "Una, that isn't fair. Sagorski is " "He's a second-story man, Jerry, with a beautiful record. Shall I give it to you?" "Er no, thanks," gasped Jerry breathlessly. "I can't believe " "You missed nothing at the house?" She waited for his reply.
He wore a pale blue dressing-gown and though broad of shoulder seemed not even so tall as Sagorski, but he had a bullet head which at the cerebellum joined his thick neck, without indentation, in a straight line and his arms reached almost to his knees gorilla of a man a superbrute. I caught a glimpse of Marcia watching him intently, and tried to read her thoughts.
I had heard many of their names during the past three weeks at the Manor, and knowing something of the customs of the ring, was not surprised to see Tim O'Halloran and Sagorski. It was a little free advertising which meant much to these gentlemen and cost little. O'Halloran grinned toothlessly, at the plaudits that greeted his name, shuffled his feet awkwardly and bobbed down.
Whatever her own wishes, the girl recognized Flynn's authority, and came and went at fixed times which could not interfere with the rigid rules. Jerry rose at five and took to the road with Flynn on horseback and either O'Halloran or Sagorski afoot. When he came in he had his shower, rubdown and then breakfast.
I've given him a chance to make five thousand dollars and gate receipts. Who am I hurting? Surely not Clancy. Not Flynn. His gym is so full of people we've had to get special training quarters. I've hired a lot of people to look after me, rubbers, assistants why, old Sagorski worships the very ground I walk on. Who am I hurting?" he urged again. "Yourself," I persisted sternly.
"You see, there was a big Jew named Sagorski, 'Battling' Sagorski they call him, hanging around the place. He's a 'White Hope. He's been sparring partner of one of the champions and he thinks a good deal of himself. Flynn doesn't like him a great deal some dispute about a debt, I believe. I was sparring with Flynn, Sagorski watching.
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