He recognized that he was at a complete disadvantage.
McQuade watched these proceedings with an amused twinkle.

It was a clever manoeuver.

So far as he was concerned, a good dog fight would not have been to his distaste.
"It doesn't hurt the brutes to light once in a while.

But, of course," he added, "your dog is old." "Nothing is old till it is useless." "An epigram from one of your plays ?" "No; but it sounds good enough to use.

Jove has strong teeth, however, and he comes from a fighting family.