I saw the man who set the fires and I pursued him through the garden and into the ravine that runs behind it." "Your appearance indicates that you overtook him." Dick flushed again.
"I did, sir," he replied.

"I know I'm no beauty at present, but neither is he." "It looks as if it had been a matter of fists ?" "It was, sir.

Both of us fired our pistols, but missed.

Then we threw our weapons to one side and clashed.

It was a hard and long fight, sir.
He hit like a pile driver, and he was as active as a deer.