Already he had guessed when their new stroke would come.
Then came a stroke that stopped the follow-up of victory.
While they were still hurrying to the spot, the first stroke had come.
A stroke does not come suddenly at the age of 75 or 80 and finish life.
It was important, he knew, that the stroke should come at dawn, rather than later.
How soon the stroke would come, Mann could not guess.
The starting stroke had come from the butt of the stick.
The stroke came through, and the ball missed the paper circle by two inches.
Nora's stroke of luck came when she least expected it.
Well, now his own stroke had come and he couldn't take it.