"
"I AIN'T afraid."
"You are."
"I ain't."
"You are."
Another pause, and more eying and sidling around
each other. Presently
they were shoulder to shoulder. Tom said:
"Get away from here!"
"Go away yourself!"
"I won't."
"I won't either."
So they stood, each
with a foot placed at an angle as a brace, and
both shoving with might and main, and glowering at each other with
hate.