Having used the expression once, he found it comforting, and substituted it for: "I could! I could, too!" But it relieved him only temporarily.

His tormentors were unaffected by it and increased their howlings, until at last Georgie lost his head altogether.

Badgered beyond bearing, his eyes shining with a wild light, he broke through the besieging trio, hurling little Maurice from his path with a frantic hand.
"I'll show you!" he cried, in this sudden frenzy.

"You give me a chance, and I'll prove it right NOW!" "That's talkin' business!" shouted Penrod.

"Everybody keep still a minute.