42.—Alec met Bishop with a flush hit on the throat, and floored him.
43.—Sharpe caught Alec a terrific blow on the side of the knowledge-box, but had three for one in return, and Alec fell.
44.—Alec ready, but his physog. strangely out of shape, and as tender as a chicken; he could scarcely bear to wash his mouth. Bishop rushed in, but was hit down by a right-hander.
45.—Sharpe’s left ogle closed for the day; still he came up game, but Alec, ready, met him in the face. Bishop missed his left-handed lunge at the body and fell.
46.—Sharpe wild, was jobbed on the head, and fell.
47.—Bishop, still staunch, the first to mill. Alec waited, jobbed, and got away. Bishop followed him up, hit with his left at the body, closed, and threw Alec a burster, falling heavily on him.
48.—Alec, still awake, met Bishop right and left, and dropped him.
49.—Bishop again hit down with a heavy blow on the left ribs.
50.—Sharpe hit down from a left-hander on the nob.
51.—Again was Bishop hit down.