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aud that we are 10 do only what you
approve. Is mol that The case, Master
CyrzinsklP'
TO this accusation, than which there
could.no' have been q more ~unrounded
one, the Pole made no answer but con
Ilnued smoking his pipe. observed
that the whIifs Of smoke followed each
other with greater rapidly than usual
but his features betrayed no emotion, a!
though the bullying tone, rather than
the words Of the Frenchman could moi
have been Otherwise than galling 10
him.
'Rep0nds moi done!r shouted Victor.
who had just drank enough to be very
quarreIsome, and who doubIy incensed
by the calm GOODNESS Of Cyrzinski Ans
wer me, or by G. will thrown my
glass in your iacen
Victor was standing opposite the Pole
With a half empty lumber in his hand
sgatys b'e 'slf @J0Ge Intentionally
or whsth6e4 the vehemence Of his an
ger, be Involuntary suited the action
10 the word, cannot say; but as he
spoke the glass flew across the table,
and smashed against the opposite wall
-~Gyfzlnski received part Of the con.
tents in his face!
never saw any thing more truly
dlgnlied than the Poles look or man.
ner as he rose from his seat and wiping
the VINE STAINS from his sun burned lace
and musIaches, addressed Victor, who
still continued standing opposite to him,
with the dogged look Of q man who has
done something TO be ashamed Of, but
has too much pride 10 acknowledge his
fault.
Mo" cher said Cyrzinski, in better
French than | had usually heard him
speak, you have done a very foolish
thing; you have lnsulted a man who was
a soldier before you were born. have
the scare Of nine wounds on my boo
and do mol fear being taken for a COW.
ard. Say that you are sorry for what
you have done there is no degradation
in doing so-and let the thing Drop
These gentlemen are our friends they
will be silent on the subject Tor your
sake; Tor myself | care not-Cyrzinskl
is known 10 be no poltroon'
There was a momenlary struggle In
the Frenchman's breast between good
feeling and false pride. UnrortunateI '
the later prevailed.
i have no doubt Of your willingness
TO receive apologies replied he with
sneer; 'bul ! do not feel equally dlspos
ed to make them And turning on bi'
heel, he left The room. This unpIeas
ant incident broke up The party, and we
all retired to our quarters except Cyr-
zinski, who remained alone with Dol
Julian N.
Before daybreak the next morning
the troops were turned out in case Of al
attack, but none occurring after being
under arms couple Of hours, they were
allowed 10 return to their quarters.
vas looking out of the window of lht
village posado, when CyTzinski and on.
host Of the previous evening passed by
the latter with his cloak on. He beck
oned me to come down, which | did, AM
joined them
This is bad business said Don Ju
Ian, showing me that no had n case o
pistols under his cape. 'Cyrzrnski ant
Victor are gong to fight: nos do | Sc,
how it can DO helped, for Victor agar
has refused to make the smallest apo'o
gy. You know probably, that our mill
lary law is severe against dueIlinG, an,
this affair may cost US all our commits
slonN, and the more so as occurring il
front Of the enemy. Walk down will
US il you have no objection. No harm
can accrue to yod for so doing, aud you
evidence may be good for some of U
hereafter, if it come 10 a court martial.
In a few minutes We were on thu
SIuutu StltClGu lOi WV uuclI "HlEH wa
a small Indian corr field in front OF III,
village, and about e%quidistant from Nv
Of the Christine p]iClots but Greene
from view by being in a sort OF hollow
shut 10 on either side, and also 10 III
rear by high land and plantations q
young forest trees. 1t was %inconve
nisntly near The environments and pick
cts; but tho whole OF The adjacent coun
try beiEg covered with troops; it wouI,
have been necessary to have gone
Leagues TO get better place, and on III
whole, it was the most secluded spo
that could be found On The side look
ing towards the Carlisl csmp, the com.
try sloped gently downwards for som
three hundred yards, and then agai.
began TO rise for about the same dis
lance, or rather more, tIl it terminate
in a ridge, or crest, upon which III,
CarlisIs had their position One Of tn
loose stone walls commonly used il
Spain to divide farms aud estates, rnI
across me lower end of the field GTOr