We thought she had fled because she could not endure the sight of blood , and we were not sorry , for her manifest disapproval and anxiety were damping the excitement of the occasion . Felix and Peter drew apart after that first onset , and circled about one another warily . Then , just as they had come to grips again , Uncle Alec walked around the corner of the granary , with Cecily behind him . He was not angry . There was a quizzical look in his eyes . But he took the combatants by their shirt collars and dragged them apart . `` This stops right here , boys , '' he said . `` You know I do n't allow fighting . '' `` Oh , but Uncle Alec , it was this way , '' began Felix eagerly . `` Peter -- '' `` No , I do n't want to hear about it , '' said Uncle Alec sternly . `` I do n't care what you were fighting about , but you must settle your quarrels in a different fashion . Remember my commands , Felix . Peter , Roger is looking for you to wash his buggy . Be off . '' Peter went off rather sullenly , and Felix , also sullenly , sat down and began to nurse his nose . He turned his back on Cecily . Cecily `` caught it '' after Uncle Alec had gone . Dan called her a tell-tale and a baby , and sneered at her until Cecily began to cry . `` I could n't stand by and watch Felix and Peter pound each other all to pieces , '' she sobbed . `` They 've been such friends , and it was dreadful to see them fighting . ''
`` Uncle Roger would have let them fight it out , '' XXXXX the Story Girl discontentedly .
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