"Can't help that."
"But he will whip you, as sure as you attempt it. I tell you he is the bully of the school."
"He called me a dough-head, on drill, this morning."
"If you had reported him to Mr. Gault, he would have punished him severely. No officer is allowed to speak impudently to a private, especially to a new fellow. Why didn't you report him?"
"Because I feel able to fight my own battles; besides, I don't like the idea of being a tell-tale."
"I advise you not to touch him. He will make mince meat of you, if you do."
"Perhaps he will; he shall have a chance to try it."
"I should like to see him licked, and so would every other fellow in the school."
"I think I can take care of him."
"Do you know any thing about the science?"