His face morose, the boy went off to check out the gloves. Tully ____ his warm-up and was ____ heavily by the time the other returned. They ____ on the gloves in silence and entered the ____. When Tully reached out to ____ gloves, the boy sprang warily away. Smiling tolerantly, Tully pursued him. After that he felt only ____ because everything happened so quickly: ____ on his nose, ____ against his mouth and ____, the long body eluding him, bounding unbelievably about the ring while Tully, flinching and covering, tried to set himself to counter. In sudden ____ he lunged, swinging like a ____ fighter, and his leg ____. Hissing with pain, he began ____ around the ring.

The Boxers

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