Usuallythedentistwasslowinhismovements，butnowthealcoholhadawakenedinhimanape-likeagility。Hekepthissmalleyesuponher，andallatoncesenthisfistintothemiddleofherfacewiththesuddennessofarelaxedspring。
Besideherselfwithterror，Trinaturnedandfoughthimback；foughtforhermiserablelifewiththeexasperationandstrengthofaharassedcat；andwithsuchenergyandsuchwild，unnaturalforce，thatevenMcTeagueforthemomentdrewbackfromher。Butherresistancewastheonethingtodrivehimtothetopofhisfury。Hecamebackatheragain，hiseyesdrawntotwofinetwinklingpoints，andhisenormousfists，clenchedtilltheknuckleswhitened，raisedintheair。
Thenitbecameabominable。
Intheschoolroomoutside，behindthecoalscuttle，thecatlistenedtothesoundsofstampingandstrugglingandthemufflednoiseofblows，wildlyterrified，hiseyesbulginglikebrassknobs。Atlastthesoundsstoppedonasudden；
heheardnothingmore。ThenMcTeaguecameout，closingthedoor。Thecatfollowedhimwithdistendedeyesashecrossedtheroomanddisappearedthroughthestreetdoor。