The sketchy repair job did not look like it would hold.

The expenses are considerably reduced, and one or two men are prevented from carrying off nearly all the races ; for though the spirit may be ever so willing, the flesh is weak, and cannot stand more than five or six gruellings in a single day.

[…] Wamba, though so imperfectly weaponed, did not hesitate to rush in and assist the Black Knight to rise.

‘Did you find them all, Uncle Van?’ she inquired, sighing, laying her dolent head on his shoulder.