So was victory turned into defeat, and Billy's jaw became squarer and his eye more full of the light of battle than ever. (P. G. Wodehouse)

So was victory turned into defeat, and Billy's jaw became squarer and his eye more full of the light of battle than ever.

P. G. Wodehouse

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