Todd thought this sum too much to risk even handed

Todd thought this sum too much to risk even handed

Scarcely had the cheers died away which greeted the West Cumberland man's victory, when Louis Nanny of Haltwhistlean enthusiastic frequenter of wrestling ringsoffered to back the Knarsdale man in a match against Cass for a hundred pounds. Todd thought this sum too much to risk even handed, against such a powerful antagonist; but was willing to be backed, and contend at all hazards, for half that amount. The two east countrymen, however, had it all their own way, so far as the challenge was concerned. At that time, Cass being new to the Carlisle ring, and almost unknown as a wrestler, no one seemed bold enough to stand forward on his behalf; and, moreover, like a quiet, inoffensive man, he was perfectly content to rest upon the laurels he had just gained.

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