I shall lay hold on him some day, and when I do--Hah!" He stretched out a huge fist in a menacing way that promised ill to his assailant.
"But do you know who it was ?" said the engineer.
"It warn't him," growled Bargle, smiling at Dick.

"He wouldn't come and hit a man when he's asleep.

Would you, mate ?" "I wouldn't be such a coward," cried Dick.
"Theer! Hear that, mester! I knowed he wouldn't.

He'd hev come up to me and hit me a doubler right in the chest fair and square, and said, `now, then, come on!'" "Then someone did strike you when you were asleep, Bargle, eh ?" "Dunno, mester; I s'pose so.

Looks like it, don't it ?" "Yes, my man, very much so.