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Little John Goes to Nottingham Fair
Thenquicklyandwithadaintybackhandedblow,herappedEricbeneathhisguardsoshrewdlythatitmadehisheadringagain.ThenEricsteppedbacktogatherhiswits,whileagreatshoutwentupandallweregladthatNottinghamhadcrackedLincoln’scrown;andthusendedthefirstboutofthegame.
Thenpresentlythedirectorofthesportcried,"Play!"andtheycametogetheragain;butnowEricplayedwarily,forhefoundhismanwasofrightgoodmettle,andalsohehadnosweetmemoryoftheblowthathehadgot;sothisboutneitherLittleJohnnortheLincolnmancaughtastrokewithinhisguard.Then,afterawhile,theypartedagain,andthismadethesecondbout.
Thenforthethirdtimetheycametogether,andatfirstEricstrovetobewary,ashehadbeenbefore;but,growingmadatfindinghimselfsofoiled,helosthiswitsandbegantorainblowssofiercelyandsofastthattheyrattledlikehailonpenthouseroof;but,inspiteofall,hedidnotreachwithinLittleJohn’sguard.ThenatlastLittleJohnsawhischanceandseizeditrightcleverly.Oncemore,withaquickblow,herappedEricbesidethehead,anderehecouldregainhimself,LittleJohnslippedhisrighthanddowntohisleftand,withaswingingblow,smotetheothersosorelyuponthecrownthatdownhefellasthoughhewouldnevermoveagain.
