Цитата из книги «Приключения Тома Сойера / The Adventures of Tom Sawyer»

Neither boy spoke. If one moved, the other moved – but only sidewise, in a circle; they kept face to face and eye to eye all the time. Finally Tom said: ‘I can lick you!’ ‘I’d like to see you try it.’ ‘Well, I can do it.’ ‘No you can’t, either.’ ‘Yes I can.’ ‘No you can’t.’ ‘I can.’ ‘You can’t.’ ‘Can!’ ‘Can’t!’