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The darkness was intense there under the trees. Several times did impulsive Steve stumble over obstacles which in his eagerness he had failed to notice. Trapper Jim was doubtless sizing the various boys up by degrees, and long before now he had read most of their leading characteristics. But anyone would be able to know the headstrong nature of Steve Dowdy, after being in his company for an hour.
He promptly bared his head and advanced to shake hands; but Aileen jerked hers behind her. "I'm Mr. Champney Googe, at your service. Who are you?" The little girl was sizing him up before she accepted the advance; Champney could tell by the "East-side" look with which she favored him. "I'm Miss Aileen Armagh, and don't yer forget it! at your service."
I have grave suspicions of Borkins. His sort generally knows more than almost any other sort, and he appeared to be sizing me up pretty carefully. I shouldn't wonder at all, if he had an idea already that I am not the 'man about town' I appear to be. It will be rotten luck if he has.... Time I got into my togs, boy.... Here, just hand me that shirt, will you?"
The two pumped hands energetically, sizing each other up critically. Then they sat down and shot questions, while Abbott looked on bewildered.
He had expected Durant to threaten before he acted, and, sizing up the two of them, he had decided to reach the edge of his bunk during the discussion. Under the pillow was his revolver. It was too late now. Durant was on him, fumbling in the darkness for his throat, and as he flung one arm upward to get a hook around the Frenchman's neck he heard Grouse Piet throw the table back.
I strain my eyes too far ahead, and trip over something just under my feet, I know not what, some little thing, and go down to earth in a long, stumbling fall. The next moment I am on my feet, but the shack has me by the collar. I do not struggle. I am busy with breathing deeply and with sizing him up. He is narrow-shouldered, and I have at least thirty pounds the better of him in weight.
Slick was in the act of descending to the cabin, he turned and gave him a look of admeasurement, very similar to that which a grazier gives an ox; a look which estimates the weight and value of the animal, and I am bound to admit, that the result of that "sizing or laying" as it is technically called, was by no means favourable to the Attache". Mr.
Miss Sally was busily engaged in sizing up the possibilities of the place. "It is pretty small," she said meditatively. "And the yard is small too and there are far too many trees and shrubs all messed up together. They must be thinned out and that paling taken down. I think a good deal can be done with it. As for the house well, let us see the inside."
After that his eyes never left Brokaw's face. Until now it had not seemed that Brokaw was so big and so powerful, and, sizing up his enemy in that moment before the first rush, he realized that his one hope was to keep him from using his enormous strength at close quarters. A clinch would be fatal.
Minor wounds shall not halt the conflict. This is understood?" "Yes," Joe said. He had been sizing up his enemy. The man stripped well. He was almost a duplicate of Joe's build, perhaps slightly lighter, slightly taller. Like Joe, he bore a dozen scars about his upper torso. Sándor Rákóczi hadn't worked his way to the top in the dueling world without taking his share of punishment.
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