"Oh, never fear that."
"But I do fear it. The world, my good sir, is censorious, and you cannot stop people from saying extremely ill-natured things."
"What do you require, then?"
"I require you to send me a friend with a formal challenge."
"Well?"
"Then I shall refer him to a friend of mine, and they two must settle everything between them."
"Is that all?"
"Not quite. I will have a surgeon on the ground, in case, when I pink you, there should be a chance of saving your life. It always looks humane."
"When you pink me?"
"Precisely."