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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. 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
those instruments as though bred to the business." "Not so very vulgar, either," said the other; "the fellow has seen the world and has his notions of honor, and knows how to behave, that is plain enough." "Egad, he shoots that skiff ahead like an arrow; the fellow could make his fortune as a ferryman," continued the surgeon, facetiously. "Give way, lads, give way," said the English captain, impatiently, to his men, as he saw that the skiff would reach the point long before he got there himself. A short half-hour found the two rivals standing opposite to each other at some twelve paces distance, each with a pistol in his hand. The preliminaries had been duly arranged 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 interests to have his friend run the risk of his life. Both of the principals were silent. E MUST BE A VULGAR CHAP AND PULLS THOSE INSTRUMENTS AS THOUGH BRED TO THE BUSINESS NOT SO VERY VULGAR EITHER SAID THE OTHER THE FELLOW HAS SEEN THE WORLD AND HAS HIS NOTIONS OF HONOR AND KNOWS HOW TO BEHAVE THAT IS PLAIN ENOUGH EKE ADD HE SHOOTS THAT SKIFF AHEAD LIKE AN ARROW THE FELLOW COULD MAKE HIS FORTUNE AS A FERRYMAN CONTINUED THE SURGEON FACETIOUSLY GIVE WAY LADS GIVE WAY SAID THE ENGLISH CAPTAIN IMPATIENTLY TO HIS MEN AS HE SAW THAT THE SKIFF WOULD REACH THE POINT LONG BEFORE HE GOT THERE HIMSELF A SHORT HALF HOUR FOUND THE TWO RIVALS STANDING OPPOSITE TO EACH OTHER AT SOME TWELVE PACES DISTANCE EACH WITH A PISTOL IN HIS HAND THE PRELIMINARIES HAD BEEN DULY ARRANGED 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
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