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The coed the customary bows; the doctor alone did not rass, as much as to say, 'I'm not here for expressions of chivalrous courtesy' Herr von Richter proposed to Herr 'Tshibadola' that he should select the place; Herr 'Tshibadola' responded, ue with difficulty--'the wall' within hiain 'You act, my dear sir; I atch'

And Herr von Richter proceeded to act He picked out in the wood close by a very pretty clearing all studded with flowers; he measured out the steps, and marked the two extreme points with sticks, which he cut and pointed He took the pistols out of the case, and squatting on his heels, he rammed in the bullets; in short, he fussed about and exerted hi broith a white handkerchief Pantaleone, who acco all these preparations, the two principals stood at a little distance, looking like two schoolboys who have been punished, and are sulky with their tutors

The decisive moment arrived 'Each took his pistol'

But at this point Herr von Richter observed to Pantaleone that it was his duty, as the senior second, according to the rules of the duel, to address a final word of advice and exhortation to be reconciled to the co the fatal 'one! two! three!'; that although this exhortation had no effect of any sort and was, as a rule, nothing but an empty formality, still, by the performance of this formality, Herr Cippatola would be rid of a certain share of responsibility; that, properly speaking, such an admonition formed the direct duty of the so-called 'ie) but since they had no such person present, he, Herr von Richter, would readily yield this privilege to his honoured colleague Pantaleone, who had already succeeded in obliterating hi officer at all, at firstat all of Herr von Richter's speech, especially, as it had been delivered through the nose, but all of a sudden he started, stepped hurriedly forward, and convulsively thu at his chest, in a hoarse voice wailed out in his on: 'A la la laChe bestialita! Deux zeun orave;? Che diavolo? An data a casa!'

'I will not consent to a reconciliation,' Sanin intervened hurriedly

'And I too will not,' his opponent repeated after him