A clothes-rack will be provided for Mr.Dooley to hang his things on as fast as he shall from time to time shed them.

George raised his voice four degrees and flung out the challenge-- "Double or quits!" "Done," I responded, in the gentle and compassionate voice of one who is apparently getting sorrier and sorrier.
There was an hour and a half of straight disaster after that, and if it was a sin to enjoy it, it is no matter--I did enjoy it.

It is half a lifetime ago, but I enjoy it yet, every time I think of it George made failure after failure.

His fury increased with each failure as he scored it.

With each defeat he flung off one or another rag of his raiment, and every time he started on a fresh inning he made it "double or quits" once more.