His ear, moreover, was very sore and began to swell rapidly.

One less enduring would have given up, but he had a splendid frame, toughened by incessant hardship.

And, above all, enclosed within that frame was a lion heart.
He shook his head slightly, because a buzzing was going on there, but in a moment or two it stopped.
"Are you satisfied ?" asked young Woodville.
"You remember what Paul Jones said: 'I've just begun to fight.'" "Was it Paul Jones?
Well, I suppose it was.

Anyhow, if you feel that way about it, so do I.Then come on again, Mr.Richard Mason." Dick's blood was up.

The half-minute or so of talk had enabled him to regain his breath.