Volume IV Part 61 (1/2)
”We shall see each other again”
The rascally Frenchman cooled down, and said to me,
”Now, you see, we are quits”
”Very much quits”
”That's all very well; but, by God! you ht have prevented the insult which has dishonoured ht have done so, but I did not care to interfere You are strong enough to look after yourself Schmit had not his sword, but I believe hiive you satisfaction if you will return him his money, for there can be no doubt that you lost the match”
An officer, naive me the twenty louis which d'Ache had taken, but that the Swissthat he would do so, and said I would bring a reply to the challenge the next ht always to be ready to use the sword to defend hiive satisfaction for an insult he has offered I know that the law of duelling is a prejudice which htly, barbarous, but it is a prejudice which no ainst, and I believed Schentleman
I called on him at day-break, and found him still in bed As soon as he saw ht with d'Ache I am quite ready to burn poith him, but he must first pay me the twenty Louis he robbed me of”
”You shall have them to-morrow, and I will attend you D'Ache will be seconded by M de Pyene”
”Very good I shall expect you at day-break”
Two hours after I saw de Pyene, and we fixed theThe arue from the town, as the scene of the co forthe 'ranz-des-vaches', so dear to his fellow-countryood omen
”Here you are,” said he; ”let us be off, then”
On the way, he observed, ”I have only fought witha rascal; it's hangman's work”
”I know,” I replied, ”that it's very hard to have to risk one's life against a fellow like that”
”There's no risk,” said Schh ”I am certain that I shall kill him”
”How can you be certain?”
”I shall ht This secret is infallible when it is applied to a coward
We found d'Ache and de Pyene on the field, and five or six others who must have been present from motives of curiosity
D'Ache took twenty louis fro,
”I may be mistaken, but I hope toto me he said,
”I owe you twenty louis also;” but I made no reply