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Liza did not try to guard herself, but imitating the woman's motion, hit out with her own fists; and for a minute or two they continued thus, raining blows on one another with the same windmill motion of the arms. But Liza could not stand against the other woman's weight; the blows came down heavy and rapid all over her face and head. LIZA DID NOT TRY TO GUARD HERSELF BUT IMITATING THE WOMAN'S MOTION HID OUT WITH HER OWN FISTS AND FOR A MINUTE OR TWO THEY CONTINUED THUS RAINING BLOWS ON ONE ANOTHER WITH THE SAME WINDMILL MOTION OF THE ARMS BUT LIZA COULD NOT STAND AGAINST THE OTHER WOMAN'S WEIGHT THE BLOWS CAME DOWN HEAVY AND RAPID ALL OVER HER FACE AND HEAD
h her hands spread out like claws buried her nails in the woman's face and drew them down her cheeks. Mrs. Blakeston caught hold of her hair with both hands and tugged at it as hard as she could. But they were immediately separated. ''Ere, 'old 'ard!' said some of the men. 'Fight it aht fair and square. Don't go scratchin' and maulin' like thet.' 'I'll fight 'er, I don't mind!' shouted Mrs. Blakeston, tucking up her sleeves and savagely glaring at her opponent. Liza stood in front of her, pale and trembling; as she looked at her enemy, and saw the long red marks of her nails, with blood coming from one or two of them, she shrank back. 'I don't want ter fight,' she said hoarsely. 'Na, I don't suppose yer do,' hissed the other, 'but yer'll damn well 'ave ter!' 'She's ever so much bigger than me; I've got no chanst,' added Liza tearfully. 'You should 'ave thought of thet before. Come on!' and with these words Mrs. Blakeston rushed upon her. She hit her with both fists one after the other. UTH SHE SPAT IN LIZA'S FACE LIZA SPRANG ON HER WITH HER HANDS SPREAD OUT LIKE CLAWS BURIED HER NAILS IN THE WOMAN'S FACE AND DREW THEM DOWN HER CHEEKS MISSUS BLAKESTON CAUGHT HOLD OF HER HAIR WITH BOTH HANDS AND TUGGED AT IT AS HARD AS SHE COULD BUT THEY WERE IMMEDIATELY SEPARATED HERE OLD ARD SAID SOME OF THE MEN FIGHT OUT FAIR AND SQUARE DON'T GO SCRATCHIN AND MAWLING LIKE THAT I'LL FIGHT HER I DON'T MIND SHOUTED MISSUS BLAKESTON TUCKING UP HER SLEEVES AND SAVAGELY GLARING AT HER OPPONENT ELIZA STOOD IN FRONT OF HER PALE AND TREMBLING AS SHE LOOKED AT HER ENEMY AND SAW THE LONG RED MARKS OF HER NAILS WITH BLOOD COMING FROM ONE OR TWO OF THEM SHE SHRANK BACK I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT SHE SAID HOARSELY NO I DON'T S'POSE YOU DO HISSED THE OTHER BUT YOU'RE DAMN WELL AFTER SHE'S EVER SO MUCH BIGGER THAN ME I'VE GOT NO CHANCE ADDED ELIZA TEARFULLY YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT BEFORE COME ON AND WITH THESE WORDS MISSUS BLAKESTON RUSHED UPON HER SHE HIT HER WITH BOTH FISTS ONE AFTER THE OTHER
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