Bang, bang.
“Oh! I say, don’t!”
“Am I a coward, then?”
“Yes.—Oh!”
“Now am I a coward?”
“No, no. You’re the bravest, best fellow that ever lived.”
“Then you own you’re beaten?”
“Oh yes, thoroughly. I say, Mike, I can hardly breathe. Honour bright!”
“Say, you own you’re licked, then.”
“Yes. Own I’m licked, and— Ah–h–ah!”