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Captain Bramble paced back and forth like a caged lion, until at last, coming opposite and near to his adversary, he coarsely remarked: "It is much easier for a trembling hand to retain a perpendicular position than to assume a horizontal one!" CAPTAIN BRAMBLE PACED BACK AND FORTH LIKE A CAGED LION UNTIL AT LAST COMING OPPOSITE AND NEARER TO HIS ADVERSARY HE COARSELY REMARKED IT IS MUCH EASIER FOR A TREMBLING HAND TO RETAIN A PERPENDICULAR POSITION THAN TO ASSUME A HORIZONTAL ONE
"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?" 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. In the meantime Captain Ratlin had not moved an inch, not even a muscle; his hand containing the pistol had hung quietly at his side, and his face still remained undisturbed. He had kept his word, and would not fire upon the friend of the woman whom he truly respected, and earnestly, devotedly, though hopelessly loved. OMMENCEMENT 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 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 IN THE MEANTIME CAPTAIN RATLIN HAD NOT MOVED AN INCH NOT EVEN A MUSCLE HIS HAND CONTAINING THE PISTOL HAD HUNG QUIETLY AT HIS SIDE AND HIS FACE STILL REMAINED UNDISTURBED HE HAD KEPT HIS WORD AND WOULD NOT FIRE UPON THE FRIEND OF THE WOMAN WHOM HE TRULY RESPECTED AND EARNESTLY DEVOTEDLY THOUGH HOPELESSLY LOVED
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