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"I pere in such an experi roisterer, but have never been above giving and receiving blows"

I judged froled his sword hilt, he had grave purpose of backing up his pretty words I should rather have enjoyed giving the doughty gentleside, had not Madame hastily calmed our hot blood with sober speech other own

"Hush, Messieurs," she co me "It is not meet you should quarrel There are better ways in which to strike blows foralone, that ht Then ill settle the er You are both my friends, nor would I awaken between you any cause for controversy"

De Noyan laughed

"Sacre! 'tis the accursed night got into our blood," he exclaimed "The very air see this oar, I would esteeht with my best friend It was hard fortune that the boy Alphonse happened in track of that Spaniard's bullet With three in the boat there would be soround yonder," I said, pointing as I spoke to the shadowy bank ahead "We ht run the boat's nose in, and stretch our cra to eariedinstantly to the suggestion "'Tis the first word of good sense reaching ht of folly Head her in under the shade of yonder bush, Eloise, until I see if I can stand upright once more"