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calm and not agitated.
    â€œYou just made the biggest mistake of your life, Neanderthal. Hold this Ina,” he said in a high, nervous voice and Bobby and David could tell he was taking off his jacket and rolling up his sleeves. “But actually, now that I think of it, I see that even rendering you unconscious with my savage blows would not change this situation. The best punishment for someone of your limited intelligence, lies in a carefully constructed plan of revenge – come on Ina,” and Bobby and David stared at one another in astonishment. It sounded as if he had backed down and was walking away from Henry. They couldn’t resist peering around the edge of the chimney again and just in time, too. Snap – Robert slammed Henry on the side of his face so that his head was now looking to the right even though his feet were still planted firmly on the same spot and his arms were still crossed across his chest. A coward’s move, thought Bobby.
    â€œYou just made the biggest mistake of your life,” Henry said, grabbing Robert by his shirt collar and pushing him down onto the ground on his back.
    â€œHow dare you! You can’t do that, let me go – I’ll – I’ll call the police.”
    â€œWill you? I’d like to see you do that,” said Henry and then he sat on top of Robert so that his legs straddled him on either side and started to punch him first on one side of his face and then the other, over and over again.
    â€œStop it Henry. You’re hurting him,” yelled Ina. “This isn’t the way, this will only make everything worse – stop – stop.” She threw herself down on the ground and put her face where Henry’s hand was about to slam into Robert’s face again. There was already a lot of blood and Robert looked as though he had lost consciousness.
    â€œWhat’s this then?” Bobby and David heard another male voice, a voice of authority. “Good Lord, what have you done, boy?”
    â€œJust go; just go and don’t look back,” Ina whispered to Henry and she pushed at him to get him to run.
    â€œOkay. But I’m coming back for you tonight,” he whispered back. “Sorry sir, but I was just trying to help the lady here and this person came and started to hit me. It was self-defence, sir.” Henry stood up and tucked his shirt back in.
    â€œWell, that’s not good enough boy, I mean, look at the state of this fellow. What have you done? I’m going to need a full report and … and …” but by the time he had stood up from checking Robert where he lay on the ground, Henry was nowhere to be seen.
    â€œWell, I never,” he said, “what a strange thing to happen. Do you know who that boy was and why they were fighting?” he asked Ina.
    â€œIt was all a dreadful misunderstanding, I’m afraid,” Ina said. By now Robert had come around and the two of them helped him onto the porch and into a seat.
    â€œCan you believe that?” said David enthusiastically. “Kapow … did you see the way Henry was pummelling him? I’ve never seen a fight like that before,” he said, with wide eyes.
    â€œI know,” Bobby said, “that guy had it coming to him all right.” But then she heard her own voice and she blinked at David and frowned. “I don’t condone violence in any way though, but geeze that was a good fight.”
    â€œI know, but it wasn’t really a fight. Henry had the upper hand all along …” David said, staring into space. “Gosh, he must be so strong.”
    â€œOr in love,” Bobby offered. “Love does strange things to people or so I’ve read in books anyway.”
    â€œBobby Fairweather,” David said, teasingly.
    â€œWhat?” she said.
    â€œI don’t know – just hearing you talk about love like that. I didn’t think you were the sort to even believe in it.