Blood, blood! I will have it!"'I turned aside with one blow the chair he hurled at me in his terror,and closed with him; and with a heavy crash we rolled upon the floortogether.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'Immediately, ma'am; this instant, ma'am,' said Mr. Pickwick, openingthe door, and dropping both his shoes with a crash in so doing.
Mr.Winkle struck wildly against him, and with a loud crash they both fellheavily down.
Here was a mean and low way ofarriving at a friend's house! No dashing up, with all the fire and furyof the animal; no jumping down of the driver; no loud knocking at thedoor; no opening of the apron with a crash at the very last moment, forfear of the ladies sitting in a draught; and then the man handing theshawls out, afterwards, as if he were a private coachman! The whole edgeof the thing had been taken off--it was flatter than walking.
The indignant Independent did not wait to hear the end of this personaldenunciation; for, catching up his carpet-bag, which was well stuffedwith movables, he swung it in the air as Pott turned away, and, lettingit fall with a circular sweep on his head, just at that particular angleof the bag where a good thick hairbrush happened to be packed, caused asharp crash to be heard throughout the kitchen, and brought him at onceto the ground.
It was a dull but heavy crash and it came from behind the closeddoor of Mundon Mandeville's private room.