28/46 It was just the fraction of a second, and even as I jumped I thought he would strike your neck before my boot came on him." "You saved my life, lad," the other said huskily, trembling from head to foot, as he saw how narrowly indeed he had escaped from death. "I have been in some hard fights in my time, but I don't know that ever I felt as I feel now. I feel cold from head to foot, and I believe that a child could knock me down. |