hope to have met you until to-morrow.
Fortune has been kind to me--draw, and
defend yourself.'

At the same time he drew his sword,
and placed himself in an attitude of
attack.

'I will not draw upon YOU,' said O'Mara.
'I have, indeed, wronged you. I have
given you just cause for resentment; but
against your life I will never lift my
hand.'

'You are a coward, sir,' replied Captain
N----, with almost frightful vehemence,
'as every trickster and swindler IS. You
are a contemptible dastard--a despicable,
damned villain! Draw your sword, sir,
and defend your life, or every post
and pillar in this town shall tell your
infamy.'

'Perhaps,' said his friend, with a sneer,
'the gentleman can do better without his
honour than without his wife.'

'Yes,' shouted the captain, 'his wife--
a trull--a common----'