Sword upon the _Rispost_; and it cannot be parryed without returning to
the Parade that I have here, before, described and which, I believe, is
peculiar to myself.

This Parade is by so much the more adventageous, as the _Rispost_ is
easy the Sword being near the Adversary's Body, which makes it, more
difficult for him to avoid you; besides, by this Parade, you are in
better Condition to parry, not only a Thrust below, but also any other
Thrusts and Feints, the Sword being near the Situation of Guard.




CHAP. VIII.

_Of_ Quart _under the Wrist_.


This Thrust should not be made but instead of _Seconde_, that is to say,
on an Engagement, Parade, or Lunge of the Adversary in _Quart_.

The Wrist must not be so much turned up, nor so high as in _Quart_
within; the Body should be more inward, and bending more forward. (Refer
to the 7th Plate.)

In case the Adversary pushes _Quart_, in order to take the Time, you
must lunge the Foot strong inward, to throw the Body farther from the
Line of the Adversary's Sword.

In recovering from this Thrust, the Wrist must be in _Tierce_, and the