He did not appear nervous.

The moment had come, and Greg faced the situation dumbly but absolutely without fear.
Then the principals were placed in their corners.

Referee Plympton stated the terms under which the meeting was to be held.

Then at the call, the two cadets leaped forward.
"Remember the moves we planned last night," had been Dick's last whispered words.
On Butler's face rested a broad grin.

He pranced about lightly, swinging his hardmuscled arms.