Illustration for chapter 41 of evan harrington (volume 3, page 309). Andrew and tom cogglesby have been discussing major strike and other such villainous characters, and then "old tom. Stood up, and. Launched out his right leg, and vociferated that he would like to have it in his power to kick all the villains out of the world: a modest demand andrew at once chimed in with; adding that, were such a faculty extended to him, he would not object to lose the leg that could benefit mankind so infinitely, and consented to its following them. Then, old tom, who was of a practical turn, meditated, swung his foot, and gave one grim kick at the imaginary bundle of villains, discharged them headlong straight into space. Andrew, naturally imitative, and seeing that he had now to kick them flying, attempted to excel old tom in the vigour of his delivery. [he] committed himself to an effort so violent that the alternative between his leg coming off, or his being taken off his leg, was propounded by nature, and decided by the laws of gravity in a trice. ". Date: 15 September 1860.
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