Schillingschen pitched over him head-forward, landing on both hands with one shoulder in the hole out of which the box had come.

With the other arm he reached for the knife that Coutlass had laid on the loose earth.

Coutlass reached for it, too, too late, and there followed a fight not at all inferior in fury to the battle of the lions.

Humans are only feebler than the beasts, not less malicious.
Will reached for the tin box, opened it, took out the diary, closed it again, put the diary in his own inner pocket, and returned the box; but they never saw or heard him.

The German, with an arm as strong as an ape's, thrust again and again at Coutlass, missing his skin by a bait's breadth as the Greek held off the blows with the utmost strength of both hands.
Suddenly Coutlass sprang to his feet, broke loose for a second, landed a terrific kick in the German's stomach, and closed again.