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Yet I had no qual the issue Not that I was an habitual ferrailleur As I have indicated, I had fought but one man in all my life Nor yet am I of those who are said to know no fear under any circumstances Such inative, in proof of which I will advance the fact that youhim ine But this is by the way Itpractice that in Paris I ont to takeunbaited steel had little power to ed the Count without a tremor either of the flesh or of the spirit I was resolved to wait and let hi his power and seeing how best I ht dispose of him I was determined to do him no hurt, and to leave him, as I had sworn, to the headsman; and so, either by pressure or by seizure, it was my aim to disarm him

But on his side also he entered upon the duel with all caution and wariness Frory rush that should affordmy ends with him Not so, however Now that he came with steel to defend his life and to seekkeen wits to guide his hand; and so he put his anger froed calm and determined from his whilom disorder

Soe warily for an opening, yet neither of us giving ground or betraying haste or excitement Now his blade slithered on mine with a ceaseless tre brows, and with knees bent he crouched like a catwas his disengage; he darted under ain, and stretching out in the lunge--his double-feint cohtened his ar point I cleared his blade out of the line ofswords, and now Chatellerault stood at his fullest stretch, the half of his steel past and behind me, for just a fraction of time completely at my mercy Yet I was content to stand, and never move my blade from his until he had recovered and ere back in our first position once again