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Two young lovers navigate domestic plans while the man pursues a career in prizefighting, creating tension between aesthetic wants and financial needs. The woman worries about the danger and moral cost of his matches even as she feels a conflicted pride in his strength; the man regards fighting as a disciplined proof of bodily purity and masculine worth. The narrative alternates between intimate shopping and the boxing ring, where his face hardens into a fighter’s expression and a rematch resumes, the boxer sustaining repeated blows to a vulnerable spot, adjusting tactics to avoid further injury amid the crowd’s urgent reactions and the strain on their relationship.