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To which both answered by an inclination of the head, and then immediately followed: "One, two, three!" Almost before the first word was fairly articulated, the sharp quick report of Captain Bramble's pistol was heard, and the next moment he was observed gazing intently upon his adversary, to see whether he had wounded him, and observing that he had not, he dashed his weapon to the ground, uttering a fierce oath at his luck. TO WHICH BOTH ANSWERED BY AN INCLINATION OF THE HEAD AND THEN IMMEDIATELY ONE TWO THREE ALMOST BEFORE THE FIRST WORD WAS FAIRLY ARTICULATED THE SHARP QUIPPED REPORT OF CAPTAIN BRAMBLE'S PISTOL WAS HEARD AND THE NEXT MOMENT HE WAS OBSERVED GAZING INTENTLY UPON HIS ADVERSARY TO SEE WHETHER HE HAD WOUNDED HIM AND OBSERVING THAT HE HAD NOT HE DASHED HIS WEAPON TO THE GROUND UTTERING A FIERCE OATH AT HIS LUCK
and Don Leonardo, the latter of whom had not ceased up to the last moment to strive and effect a reconciliation. Not that he dreaded bloodshed, it was a pastime to him, but because it jarred so manifestly with his interests to have his friend run the risk of his life. Both of the principals were silent. Captain Bramble was exceedingly red in the face, and evidently felt the bitterness of anger still keenly upon him; while the open, manly features of his opponent wore the same placid aspect as had characterized them while he leaned over the side of his own ship, or gazed idly into the rippling waters that laved the dark hull. It had been arranged that both parties should aim and fire between the commencement and end of pronouncing the words, "one, two, three," by the surgeon; and that individual, having placed his box of instrument with professional coolness upon the ground, took his position to give the signal agreed upon, when he said, in a preparatory tone: "Gentlemen, are you ready? RANGED BETWEEN THE SURGEON AND DON LEONARDO THE LATTER OF WHOM HAD NOT CEASED UP TO THE LAST MOMENT TO STRIVE AND EFFECT A RECONCILIATION NOT THAT HE DREADED BLOODSHED IT WAS A PASTIME TO HIM BUT BECAUSE IT JARRED SO MANIFESTLY WITH HIS INTEREST TO HAVE HIS FRIEND RUN THE RISK OF HIS LIFE BOTH OF THE PRINCIPALS WERE SILENT CAPTAIN BRAMBLE WAS EXCEEDINGLY RED IN THE FACE AND EVIDENTLY FELT THE BITTERNESS OF ANGER STILL KEENLY UPON HIM WHILE THE OPEN MANLY FEATURES OF HIS OPPONENT WORE THE SAME PLACID ASPECT AS HAD CHARACTERIZED THEM WHILE HE LEANED OVER THE SIDE OF HIS OWN SHIP OR GAZED IDLY INTO THE RIPPLING WATERS THAT LAVED THE DARK HULL IT HAD BEEN ARRANGED THAT BOTH PARTIES SHOULD AIM AND FIRE BETWEEN THE COMMENCEMENT AND END OF PRONOUNCING THE WORDS ONE TWO THREE BY THE SURGEON AND THAT INDIVIDUAL HAVING PLACED HIS BOX OF INSTRUMENT WITH PROFESSIONAL COOLNESS UPON THE GROUND TOOK HIS POSITION TO GIVE THE SIGNAL AGREED UPON WHEN HE SAID IN A PREPARATORY TONE GENTLEMEN ARE YOU READY
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