... out of the room for a few moments, returned and was met by the angry navigator, who caught him by the neck, threw him bodily out of the room and kicked him down stairs. That cuffing did the fellow some good for it had the effect of encouraging other men to thrash him until he became mild-mannered and inoffensive. ... — The Story of Paul Boyton - Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World • Paul Boyton
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