Energy books

(The
sparring match on the lawn, under the glare of a stupendous cluster
of lights, resulted in favour of Mr. Bullhead Brown, who
successfully--if accidentally--landed with considerably energy on the
left lower corner of Mr. Sledge-hammer Smith's diaphragm, completely
dividing the purse with him in four scientifically satisfactory
rounds, although they came to blows over it afterwards when Mr. Smith
told Mr. Brown what he thought of him for hitting with such fervour
just after they had eaten a hearty meal.)
A great many mothers inspected Prince Robin with interest and
confessed to a really genuine enthusiasm: something they had not
experienced since one of the German princes got close enough to
Newport to see it quite clearly through his marine glasses from the
bridge of a battleship. The ruler of Graustark--(four-fifths of the
guests asked where in the world it was!)--was the lion of the day.
Mr. Blithers was annoyed because he did not wear his crown, but was
somewhat mollified by the information that he had neglected to bring
it along with him in his travels.


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