He has a confused recollection of having, immediately on starting, received a violent blow in the small of the back from the butt-end of number five's scull, at the same time that his own seat seemed to disappear from under him by magic, and leave him sitting on the boards.
Han har ett förvirrat minne av att, omedelbart efter deras avfärd, ha fått ett våldsamt slag i ryggslutet av den breda delen av femmans åra, samtidigt som hans egen toft verkade ha försvunnit under honom, som genom trolleri, vilket lämnade honom sittande på durken.