Gwan out of this.' "He tried to shut the door, but the checkerboard had his foot between it and the jamb.

You might as well have tried to shove in the broadside of an ocean liner as to push against that foot.
"'These gents are friends of mine,' says he.

'Frank, I'll do yez the honor of an introduction to Gin'ral Grant and Dan'l O'Connell.

Open that door and compose your face before I'm obliged to break both of 'em.' "'But I tell you, Mike, I can't,' says the door man, lookin' scared.
'The boss is out, and you know--' "'WILL you open that door ?' roars the big chap.

And with that he hove his shoulder against the panels and jammed the door open by main force, all but flattenin' the other feller behind it.