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The engineer was evidently suffering under the humiliation of his former defeat; and now he was seeking to satisfy his revengeful feelings rather than gain any point, for Lingerwell had offered to "fix up the matter. " His onslaught was so sudden and unexpected that Lingerwell was borne down beneath him.
Dory was wise enough to see, on the instant, that the impulsive attack of the engineer was a great mistake; but it was too late to correct it. In this case his sympathies were not "with the bottom dog; " for the engineer had the right on his side, in spite of his blunder.