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At that sound, the latent fierceness came wide awake in Sambo. Gently as a nursing mother he set Gibbie down in a corner behind him, then with one rush sent every Jack of the company sprawling on the floor, with the table and bottles and glasses atop of them. AT THAT SOUND THE LATENT FIERCENESS CAME WIDE AWAKE IN SAMBO GENTLY AS A NURSING MOTHER HE SET GIBBY DOWN IN A CORNER BEHIND HIM THEN WITH ONE RUSH SENT EVERY JACK OF THE COMPANY SPRAWLING ON THE FLOOR WITH THE TABLE AND BOTTLES AND GLASSES ATOP OF THEM
game of cards, in which all the rest in the room were engaged. Happening to laugh at some turn it took, one of them, a Malay, who was losing, was offended, and abused him. Others objected to his having fun without risking money, and required him to join in the game. This for some reason or other he declined, and when the whole party at length insisted, positively refused. Thereupon they all took umbrage, nor did most of them make many steps of the ascent from displeasure to indignation, wrath, revenge; and then ensued a row. Gibbie had been sitting all the time on his friend’s knee, every now and then stroking his black face, in which, as insult followed insult, the sunny blood kept slowly rising, making the balls of his eyes and his teeth look still whiter. At length a savage from Greenock threw a tumbler at him. Sambo, quick as a lizard, covered his face with his arm. The tumbler falling from it, struck Gibbie on the head--not severely, but hard enough to make him utter a little cry. HT SAMBO WAS LOOKING ON AT A GAME OF CARDS IN WHICH ALL THE REST IN THE ROOM WERE ENGAGED HAPPENING TO LAUGH AT SOME TURN IT TOOK ONE OF THEM A MALAY WHO WAS LOSING WAS OFFENDED AND ABUSED HIM OTHERS OBJECTED TO HIS HAVING FUN WITHOUT RISKING MONEY AND REQUIRED HIM TO JOIN IN THE GAME THIS FOR SOME REASON OR OTHER HE DECLINED AND WHEN THE WHOLE PARTY AT LENGTH INSISTED POSITIVELY REFUSED THEREUPON THEY ALL TOOK UMBRIDGE NOR DID MOST OF THEM MAKE MANY STEPS OF THE ASCENT FROM DISPLEASURE TO INDIGNATION WRATH REVENGE AND THEN ENSUED A ROUND GIBBEY HAD BEEN SITTING ALL THE TIME ON HIS FRIEND'S KNEE EVERY NOW AND THEN STROKING HIS BLACK FACE IN WHICH AS INSULT FOLLOWED INSULT THE SUNNY BLOOD KEPT SLOWLY RISING MAKING THE BALLS OF HIS EYES AND HIS TEETH LOOK STILL WIDER AT LENGTH A SAVAGE FROM GREENWICK THREW A TUMBLER AT HIM SAMBO QUICK AS A LIZARD COVERED HIS FACE WITH HIS ARM THE TUMBLER FALLING FROM IT STRUCK GIBBEY ON THE HEAD NOT SEVERELY BUT HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE HIM UTTER A LITTLE CRY
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