He fought this wish furiously, as if it had been a tangible thing: grappling with it, choking it in his heart, and stirring up in his soul a wilder hatred for his enemy.
Harry saw Chris for a moment on the morning after the arrest of Joe Rogers; the change in her startled him, his love flamed up, and pity tore at his heart strings.

His triumph must mean suffering and shame for her.
Had he stood alone he would ten thousand times rather have borne what misfortune might have fallen to his lot than see her shamed and sorrowing.

It was thoughts like these that rose up to make him his brother's enemy, and they were conquered in sweat and agony; and since his loyalty to his own kin could only be maintained at a fever heat, he stood forth as the most bitter and implacable foe of Ephraim Shine.
Coming from Mrs.Hardy's gate on that night at about nine o'clock, Dick Haddon collided with a breathless boy running at top speed in the direction of the Drovers' Arms, and the two went down together.

When Dick had quite recovered he recognised the other, whom he had gripped with 'vengeful intentions, as Billy Peterson.
'Lemme go,' cried Billy.

'Quick, can't yer! I'm goin' fer the troopers.' 'Who for ?' asked Dick, hanging to his friend.
'Find out.' 'Oh, right you are; but you won't go, that's all.' 'Well, I'm goin' to tell 'em that Tinribs is up at his house.' 'How d'yer know ?' 'I was sneakin' round to get a shot at a cat, an' I heard 'em.