It was all over very speedily . Walter had no clear consciousness of what he was doing until suddenly the red mist cleared from his sight and he found himself kneeling on the body of the prostrate Dan whose nose -- oh , horror ! -- was spouting blood . `` Have you had enough ? '' demanded Walter through his clenched teeth . Dan sulkily admitted that he had . `` My mother does n't write lies ? '' `` No . '' `` Faith Meredith is n't a pig-girl ? '' `` No . '' `` Nor a rooster-girl ? '' `` No . '' `` And I 'm not a coward ? '' `` No . '' Walter had intended to ask , `` And you are a liar ? '' but pity intervened and he did not humiliate Dan further . Besides , that blood was so horrible . `` You can go , then , '' he said contemptuously . There was a loud clapping from the boys who were perched on the rail fence , but some of the girls were crying . They were frightened .
They had seen schoolboy fights before , but nothing like Walter as he had grappled with XXXXX .
Dan Meredith Walter body consciousness liar nose pig-girl pity rooster-girl