But this blow actually helped him.
He lay collecting his strength and wits, breathing deeply and taking nine seconds' rest.
On the word _"nine"_ he sprang to his feet and as Harberth rushed in, side-stepped, and, as that youth instinctively covered his much-smitten "mark," Dam drove at his chin and sent him staggering.

As he went after him he saw that Harberth was breathing hard, trembling, and swaying on his feet.

Springing in, he rained short-arm blows until Harberth fell and then he stepped well back.
Harberth sat shaking his head, looking piteous, and, in the middle of the time-keeper's counting, he arose remarking, "I've had enough"-- and walked to his chair.
Bully Harberth was beaten--and Dam felt that the Snake was farther from him than ever it had been since he could remember.
"De Warrenne wins," said Cokeson, and then Flaherty of the Sixth stepped into the ring and stopped the fight with much show of wrath and indignation.
Dam was wildly cheered and chaired and thence-forth was as popular and as admired as he had been shunned and despised.
Nor did he have another Snake seizure by day (though countless terrible nightmares in what must be called his sleep) till some time after he had left school.
When he did, it had a most momentous influence upon his career.
She is mine! She is mine! By her soul divine By her heart's pure guile By her lips' sweet smile She is mine! She is mine.
Encapture?
Aye In dreams as fair As angel whispers, low and rare, In thoughts as pure As childhood's innocent allure In hopes as bright In deeds as white As altar lilies, bathed in light.
She is mine! She is mine! By seal as true To spirit view As holy scripture writ in dew, By bond as fair To vision rare As holy scripture writ in air, By writ as wise to spirit eyes As holy scripture in God's skies v She is mine! She is mine! Elude me?
Nay, Ere earth reclaimed In joy unveils a Heaven regained, Ere sea unbound, Unfretting, rolls in mist--nor sound, Ere sun and star repentent crash In scattered ash, across the bar She is _mine_ I She is _mine_! A.L.

WREN..