He stopped short upon seeing Mark Merrill, stepping directly in front of him, and in a very determined way.
As for Scott Clemmons his face flushed with shame at being seen with Breslin, after what he had said aboard ship, and he would have passed on.
So also would Merrill and Perry, but Breslin was not thus inclined.
He had been in so many scrapes since the one that disgraced him from the Naval Academy that he had forgotten his affair with Mark, more than to recall that he had some cause of hatred against him.
“I say, Merrill, do you intend to cut me, or do you fail to recognize me?” he asked, in an insolent manner.
“I recognize you, yes, Breslin, and I desire to cut you utterly,” was the cool response.
“Then take that.”
A vicious blow was aimed, but [it was cleverly turned, while the fist of Mark Merrill caught Breslin squarely between the eyes, and sent him to the floor].
“Mark cleverly avoided Breslin’s attack, and with a well-directed blow sent him to the floor.” (See [page 156])