"And he actually knocked the other one down without using his fists?"

Eddie had never seen the old man use his fists on her, though.

There is no need to use boots or fists, yes?

Using his fists on anybody but me is beneath him.

My own concern was whether the child would use his fists to solve problems.

Apparently, it's not the first time he's used his fists on her.

What, so if there were no more guns men would stop using their fists, too?

If it'd been Ben in there instead of me, he thought, they would have used their fists, all right.

This time he used his fists, forgetting everything but the need to pay her back.

But he's not a gentleman you'd expect to find using his fists.