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This sudden report behind his back made the old man savage; once more he turned round and looked sourly at my friend, after which he said to his companion in a feeble voice: "What shall we do? These young men will be the death of me with their firing."  "You should know," said the younger man, turning to us, "that your noisy pastimes amount, as it happens on this occasion, to an attempt upon the life of philosophy. You observe this venerable man,  he is in a position to beg you to desist from firing here. THIS SUDDEN REPORT BEHIND HIS BACK MADE THE OLD MAN SAVAGE ONCE MORE HE TURNED ROUND AND LOOKED SOURLY AT MY FRIEND AFTER WHICH HE SAID TO HIS COMPANION IN A FEEBLE VOICE WHAT SHALL WE DO THESE YOUNG MEN WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME WITH THEIR FIRING YOU SHOULD KNOW SAID THE YOUNGER MAN TURNING TO US THAT YOUR NOISY PASTIME MOUNT AS IT HAPPENS ON THIS OCCASION TO AN ATTEMPT UPON THE LIFE OF PHILOSOPHY YOU OBSERVE THIS VENERABLE MAN HE IS IN A POSITION TO BEG YOU TO DESIST FROM FIRING HERE
is conducted;--do you suppose that we should have faced each other in this lonely spot, like two highwaymen, without seconds or doctors, etc. etc.? Thirdly, with regard to the question of duelling, we each have our own opinions, and do not require to be waylaid and surprised by the sort of instruction you may feel disposed to give us." This reply, which was certainly not polite, made a bad impression upon the old man. At first, when he heard that we were not about to fight a duel, he surveyed us more kindly: but when we reached the last passage of our speech, he seemed so vexed that he growled. When, however, we began to speak of our point of view, he quickly caught hold of his companion, turned sharply round, and cried to us in bitter tones: "People should not have points of view, but thoughts!" And then his companion added: "Be respectful when a man such as this even makes mistakes!" Meanwhile, my friend, who had reloaded, fired a shot at the pentagram, after having cried: "Look out! Y YOU DO NOT APPEAR TO KNOW HOW A REAL DUEL IS CONDUCTED DO YOU SUPPOSE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE FACED EACH OTHER IN THIS LONELY SPOT LIKE TWO HIGHWAYMEN WITHOUT SECONDS OR DOCTORS ET CETERA THIRDLY WITH REGARD TO THE QUESTION OF DUELLING WE EACH HAVE OUR OWN OPINIONS AND DO NOT REQUIRE TO BE WAYLAID AND SURPRISED BY THE SORT OF INSTRUCTION YOU MAY FEEL DISPOSED TO GIVE US THIS REPLY WHICH WAS CERTAINLY NOT POLITE MADE A BAD IMPRESSION UPON THE OLD MAN AT FIRST WHEN HE HEARD THAT WE WERE NOT ABOUT TO FIGHT A DUEL HE SURVEYED US MORE KINDLY BUT WHEN WE REACHED THE LAST PASSAGE OF OUR SPEECH HE SEEMED SO VEXED THAT HE GROWLED WHEN HOWEVER WE BEGAN TO SPEAK OF OUR POINT OF VIEW HE QUICKLY CAUGHT HOLD OF HIS COMPANION TURNED SHARPLY ROUND AND CRIED TO US IN BITTER TONES PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE POINTS OF VIEW BUT THOUGHTS THEN HIS COMPANION ADDED BE RESPECTFUL WHEN A MAN SUCH AS THIS EVEN MAKES MISTAKES MEANWHILE MY FRIEND WHO HAD RELOADED FIRED A SHOT AT THE PENTIGRAM AFTER HAVING CRIED LOOK OUT
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