"Leave go my hand, sir; I'll box your ears if you don't!"

But Baroski wouldn't release her hand, and was proceeding to imprint
a kiss upon it; and Mrs. Crump, who had taken the omnibus at a
quarter-past twelve instead of that at twelve, had just opened the
drawing-room door and was walking in, when Morgiana, turning as red
as a peony, and unable to disengage her left hand, which the
musician held, raised up her right hand, and, with all her might and
main, gave her lover such a tremendous slap in the face as caused
him abruptly to release the hand which he held, and would have laid
him prostrate on the carpet but for Mrs. Crump, who rushed forward
and prevented him from falling by administering right and left a
whole shower of slaps, such as he had never endured since the day he
was at school.

"What imperence!" said that worthy lady; "you'll lay hands on my
daughter, will you? (one, two). You'll insult a woman in distress,
will you, you little coward? (one, two). Take that, and mind your
manners, you filthy monster!"

Baroski bounced up in a fury. "By Chofe, you shall hear of dis!"
shouted he; "you shall pay me dis!"

"As many more as you please, little Benjamin," cried the widow.
"Augustus" (to the page), "was that the Captain's knock?" At this
Baroski made for his hat. "Augustus, show this imperence to the
door; and if he tries to come in again, call a policeman: do you
hear?"