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How Mr. Winkle, instead of shooting at the Pigeon and killing the Crow, shot at the Crow and wounded

           Didaslimgentlemantrytocatchit,itstruckhimonthenose,andboundedpleasantlyoffwithredoubledviolence,whiletheslimgentleman’seyesfilledwithwater,andhisformwrithedwithanguish.Wasitthrownstraightuptothewicket,Dumkinshadreacheditbeforetheball.Inshort,whenDumkinswascaughtout,andPodderstumpedout,All–Muggletonhadnotchedsomefifty-four,whilethescoreoftheDingleyDellerswasasblankastheirfaces.Theadvantagewastoogreattoberecovered.InvaindidtheeagerLuffey,andtheenthusiasticStruggles,doallthatskillandexperiencecouldsuggest,toregainthegroundDingleyDellhadlostinthecontestitwasofnoavail;andinanearlyperiodofthewinninggameDingleyDellgavein,andallowedthesuperiorprowessofAll–Muggleton.

           Thestranger,meanwhile,hadbeeneating,drinking,andtalking,withoutcessation.Ateverygoodstrokeheexpressedhissatisfactionandapprovaloftheplayerinamostcondescendingandpatronisingmanner,whichcouldnotfailtohavebeenhighlygratifyingtothepartyconcerned;whileateverybadattemptatacatch,andeveryfailuretostoptheball,helaunchedhispersonaldispleasureattheheadofthedevotedindividualinsuchdenunciationsas—‘Ah,ah!stupid’—‘Now,butter–fingers’—‘Muff’—‘Humbug’—andsoforthejaculationswhichseemedtoestablishhimintheopinionofallaround,asamostexcellentandundeniablejudgeofthewholeartandmysteryofthenoblegameofcricket.

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