You're not a Tom Sayers yet." "The last blow was below the belt, though," said Dick.
"I know.

I've come to see about that." "You needn't bother.

He's been licked for it.

I didn't touch him, of course, but the other fellows did." "Kind of you.

Has he apologised ?" "Oh, never mind," said Dick, forgivingly, "it doesn't matter." "Tut! do you suppose he's got to apologise to you?
I was there to see fair play, and he's to do it to me." At any other time Dick might have felt snubbed; but now he failed to see the rebuke, and gave order grandly that Culver should be brought.
"There he is," said he, as the unhappy ex-president of the Den was conducted into his presence.
"Culver," said Birket, "you are a cad; you hit below the belt." "No, I didn't, it was an accident," pleaded the culprit.