"Get up, you wiper," said John Crumb. But the baronet thought it better to cling to the ground. "You sholl get up," said John, taking him by the collar of his coat and lifting him. "Now, Ruby, he's a-going to have it," said John. Whereupon Ruby screamed at the top of her voice, with a shriek very much louder than that which had at first attracted John Crumb's notice.

"Get up, you viper," said John Crumb. But the baronet thought it better to cling to the ground. "You sholl get up," said John, lifting him by his collar. "Now, Ruby, he's a-going to have it." Whereupon Ruby screamed at the top of her voice, much more loudly than before.
