'These men objected to this gentleman's speech at the meeting, and I had to interfere to protect him.

No, no! I don't want to charge anybody.

It was all a misunderstanding.' I helped the stricken jock to rise and offered him ten bob for consolation.
He looked at me sullenly and spat on the ground.

'Keep your dirty money,' he said.

'I'll be even with ye yet, my man--you and that red-headed scab.