I can't! I'll split your skull against the--" and he made a wild run backwards at the balcony.

Giles saw his danger, seized the balcony in time with both hands, and whipped over it just as the giant's head came against it with a stunning crack.

The people roared with laughter and exultation at the address of their little champion.
The indignant giant seized two of the laughers, knocked them together like dumb-bells, shook them and strewed them flat--Catherine shrieked and threw her apron over Giles--then strode wrathfully away after the party.

This incident had consequences no one then present foresaw.

Its immediate results were agreeable.