Besides, I think your friend is getting into trouble." She was right.

The man Edgar tried to silence had turned upon him, savage and rather breathless.
"Now," he said, "I'll fix you mighty quick.

Think I'm going to have a blamed Percy sticking his elbow into me ?" Edgar glanced at the big and brawny man, with a twinge of somewhat natural uneasiness; but he was not greatly daunted.
"Oh, well," he retorted coolly, "if that's the way you look at it! But if you're not in a desperate hurry, I'll take off my jacket." "What did you prod him for, anyway ?" another asked.
"I'm sorry I didn't jab him twice as hard; though I'd have wasted my energy," Edgar explained.

"The fellow has no sense, but that's no reason why he should be allowed to frighten a pretty girl." His antagonist looked as if a light had suddenly dawned on him.
"Is that why you did it ?" "Of course! Do you think I'd attack a man of nearly twice my weight without some reason ?" The fellow laughed.
"We'll let it go at that.

You're all right, Percy.