. Sandford and Merton : in words of one syllable . ese jeers and taunts werethrust at him than at thejeers and taunts. And assoon as the crowd of boyswould give him leave tospeak, he said, I am notmore of a spy than the restof you, and I want nomore of you than you doof me; but were I so pooras to beg, I should not besuch a fool as to ask almsof one of those who standhere! This sharp speech wastoo much for Tom, whonow came up to Hal witha strut, and shook his fist at him, while he said: Doyou mean to taunt me? Well done, Merton!Thrash him well! said allthe boys at once. Take that, said Tom,and
. Sandford and Merton : in words of one syllable . ese jeers and taunts werethrust at him than at thejeers and taunts. And assoon as the crowd of boyswould give him leave tospeak, he said, I am notmore of a spy than the restof you, and I want nomore of you than you doof me; but were I so pooras to beg, I should not besuch a fool as to ask almsof one of those who standhere! This sharp speech wastoo much for Tom, whonow came up to Hal witha strut, and shook his fist at him, while he said: Doyou mean to taunt me? Well done, Merton!Thrash him well! said allthe boys at once. Take that, said Tom,and he struck Hal a blowon the face. Hal, who had not nerve for this last taunt, said, O • Mr. Tom, Mr. Tom, andhas it come to this! andthen burst out in a loudcry, and hid his face. All the rest now set onthe poor boy; but whenone of them took him bythe hair Hal was seen tobrush off his tears, lookup, and ask them with afirm voice, Why do youall wish to vex me? Thenhe swung round, and brokefrom those who had laidhold of him. Most of the boys fell. Hal saves Pom from the Bull, at the risk of his own Life.
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