He had taken some heavy body thumping, but rest and rubbing had worked out most of the soreness.
"Get up and kick a bit.

See what you can do," advised Furlong.
Dick went through a few irregular gymnastics.
"There's one good thing about old ramrod," declared Greg, in a grinning undertone.

"He's always ready, every minute of the time!" Sharply, quickly, now, the combatants were brought face to face.
At the call of time, Dennison sailed in; Dick leaped forward.
Dennison was amused, more than half contemptuous over the easiness of the work that he thought had come to him.

But he felt in honor bound to make the thing short.

In the first place, he had to avenge Dodge.