"He informed me that Bascomb demands an apology.

Of course, I did not apologize, which may lead Bascomb to challenge me." "An' he didn't challenge yez alridy?
Wurra! wurra! Oi thought there moight be a foight on hand, so Oi did." "Dot's vot's der madder mit me," sighed Hans Dunnerwust, in disappointment.

"It vos peen so long alretty yet since I haf seen a scrap dot I don'd know vot it vos." "G'wan wid yez, Dutch!" cried Barney, who was in ill-humor on account of the failure--as he supposed--of Bascomb to challenge Merriwell.
"Thot Yankee from Vermont called yez a balloony sausage t'-day, an' ye nivver did a thing.

Av ye wur dying fer a foight, ye'd challenge him.
Ye're th' biggest coward on th' face av th' earth.

Ye give me distriss!" "Vos dot so!" retorted Hans.