The ensuing struggle was bitter but brief, as for a third time the Alabamians stumbled rearward through the cedars. If Manigault were to take the guns, he would need help.

Mostly she was superproficient, though on one section of a test from third grade she'd literally receive no points at all, which could only mean tha she'd correctly chosen the wrong answer to each question.

A large crowd filled the seats of the arena.

He gave a harsh snort and said angrily, “A Botany Bay dozen is not twelve. It's twenty-five, and more than capable of exposing a man's backbone.”