The gangster struggling with tuberculosis in Drunken Angel really is struggling with his own self-image as a tough guy, as someone who doesn't let himself be knocked down by anything.
Sue tried to think away her tears as she heard the trifling sum that her dears were deemed to be worth advanced by small stages to the price at which they were finally knocked down.
Leaping into the saddle Abdul Kamak dashed for the village gates. The Sheik, momentarily stunned by the blow that had felled him, now staggered to his feet, shouting lustily to his followers to stop the escaped Arab.