Then MacIan finally awoke, and leaving half his sleeve in the grip of the only man who tried to hold him, took the two policemen in the small of their backs with the impetus of a cannon-ball and, sending them also flat among the stones, went tearing after his twin Defier of the law.
"The Ball and The Cross"
G.K. Chesterton
Richard sent up his brows, and stared at his Defier an instant.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith