“Rather!” replied the marquis, with a proud smile.
Story 14.
Chapter Eight.
The Duel.
It was a tragic end in that night’s gay scene.
Guests whose carriages were not ordered till 4 a.m. stood shivering in the hall at 11 p.m.
Five hours to wait!
Meanwhile, on two special steamers the Duc de Septimominorelli and the Marquis de Smellismelli sought the shore of France.
On the lonely sands between Calais and Ushant the rivals stood face to face, at a hundred paces distance.
They had no seconds, so each loaded the other’s weapon.