[CHAPTER II.]
"THE DUEL ON THE SANDS."
Jack Harkaway was afraid of no man living, and though averse to quarreling, he always supported his friends.
"You have committed a gross outrage on Mr. Mole!" he exclaimed; "and in his name, I demand an apology."
"Indeed!" sneered Maltravers.
"And what is more, I mean to have it."
"Is that so?"
"Apologize, my lord, or something may—nay, will assuredly happen which both of us will have cause to regret."
"You want, sir, what I do not feel inclined to give you," replied Maltravers. "I am not in the habit of apologizing to a gentleman, and should not think of doing so to you."