about three to one
Again the machine-guns spat out , the sound seeming to be borne on the wind as the bullets traversed the air . ` Gosh ! ' said the corporal , ` but I 'd give a year 's tips to see that scrap out . They had the bulge on us by about three to one , and we had to back up to keep the line straight , but now we 're holding them great . Say -- we 've got a bunch of bowhunks there who could shoot the wart off a snail . Some scrap , believe me . Well , so long . '