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Chapter 11

           

           "MissEstella."

           "Whogaveyouleavetoprowlabout?"

           "MissEstella."

           "Comeandfight,"saidthepaleyounggentleman.

           WhatcouldIdobutfollowhim?Ihaveoftenaskedmyselfthequestionsince;butwhatelsecouldIdo?Hismannerwassofinal,andIwassoastonished,thatIfollowedwhereheled,asifIhadbeenunderaspell.

           "Stopaminute,though,"hesaid,wheelingroundbeforewehadgonemanypaces."Ioughttogiveyouareasonforfighting,too.Thereitis!"Inamostirritatingmannerheinstantlyslappedhishandsagainstoneanother,daintilyflungoneofhislegsupbehindhim,pulledmyhair,slappedhishandsagain,dippedhishead,andbutteditintomystomach.

           Thebull-likeproceedinglastmentioned,besidesthatitwasunquestionablytoberegardedinthelightofaliberty,wasparticularlydisagreeablejustafterbreadandmeat.Ithereforehitoutathimandwasgoingtohitoutagain,whenhesaid,"Aha!Wouldyou?"andbegandancingbackwardsandforwardsinamannerquiteunparalleledwithinmylimitedexperience.

           "Lawsofthegame!"saidhe.Here,heskippedfromhisleftlegontohisright."Regularrules!"Here,heskippedfromhisrightlegontohisleft."Cometotheground,andgothroughthepreliminaries!"Here,hedodgedbackwardsandforwards,anddidallsortsofthingswhileIlookedhelplesslyathim.

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