( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) The man gasped for breath, and faintly ejaculated--'They ha' gone, mas'r!--gone right clean off, Sir!' (At this junctureMr. Tupman was observed to lay down his knife and fork, and to turn verypale.
" Exerting all his strength,at this moment, my uncle wrenched the ill-looking man's sword fromhis grasp, and flung it clean out of the coach window, upon which theyounger gentleman vociferated, "Death and lightning!" again, and laidhis hand upon the hilt of his sword, in a very fierce manner, but didn'tdraw it.