When they borrow a chaw they don't generly cut it off with a knife, but set the plug in between their teeth, and gnaw with their teeth and tug at the plug with their hands till they get it in two; then sometimes the one that owns the tobacco looks mournful at it when it's handed
back, and says, sarcastic:
In another and later clinch, when she had already relaxed and sighed her relief at seeing him safely snuggled, Ponta, his chin over Joe's shoulder, lifted his right arm and struck a terrible downward blow on the small of the
back. The crowd groaned its apprehension, while Joe quickly locked his opponent's arms to prevent a repetition of the blow.
Tolpec went away with the others, but because of what Tom had done he planned to come
back at the first chance and be our guide.
"Fifteen minutes there, fifteen minutes
back. He's coming, he'll be here soon." She took out her watch and looked at it.
When I could trust myself to look
back at him he was out of his bed, standing erect at the side of it.
He hung
back, and she came out alone and paused within a few yards of him.
Fiercely he strove to disengage his weapon, but Hordle John bent his arm slowly
back until, with a sharp crack, like a breaking stave, it turned limp in his grasp, and the mace dropped from the nerveless fingers.
If I had kept it locked up in the house, you might have forced the lock when my
back was turned.
Intervening trees at that moment shut her from view, and Swiftwater Bill plunged into the problem of disposing of their constable, while Daylight, leaning
back with closed eyes, was still seeing Dede Mason gallop off down the country road.
He came
back, clawing frantically up the slope that gave him little footing; and he came
back, no longer with poorly attempted simulation of ferocity, but impelled by the first flickerings of real ferocity.
Robin took it without more ado and putting it to his lips, tilted his head
back, while that which was within said "glug!
He was crying with sheer rage and eagerness as he circled
back and forth for a chance to spring in.
