And the waggoner, furious at this, lashed Lenoir.
The whip caught him round the head and shoulders, curling about so that the man could not get it free.
Lenoir caught at the thong, and with a sudden jerk, brought the waggoner down from his seat.
Now began as pretty a little skirmish as you could wish to see.
The waggoner fell an easy prey to the furious coiner at first.
He was half-dazed with being jerked down to the ground.
But he soon recovered himself.
Then he set to punching at Lenoir with all his strength.
Then they grappled fiercely with each other.
A desperate struggle for supremacy ensued.