children 's bones are softer than those of the fully grown , which is in only reason federico did not break the bully 's nose-soft knuckles hitting soft nose , which rather than breaking simply sprung a terrible leak and bled not only all over the bully but all over federico as well , who now wrestled him to the ground where he proceeded to pummel his puffy face with a string of soft-knuckled blows , which nonetheless managed to shut bully eyes for the next few days .