As he banged me down upon my feet his face was bent close to mine and I
did the only thing a gentleman
might do under the circumstances of brutality, boorishness, and lack of consideration for a stranger's rights; I swung my fist squarely to his jaw and he went down like a felled ox.
Nor Did I This Time, Lose My Equilibrium, But Landed Squarely Upon My Feet Without Falling. I Then Returned by Easy Jumps of Twenty-Five or Thirty Feet To The Little Group of Warriors
Id Not Recognize The Applause As Such, But Later, When I Had Become Acquainted With Their Customs, I Learned That I Had Won What They Seldom Accord, A Manifestation of Approbation
He Evidently Explained Briefly The Incidents Connected With His Expedition, Including My Capture, and When He Had Concluded The Chieftain Addressed Me at Some Length