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It was not long, for the Prince ran in, dropped upon his knees, and kissed the hand of Goldilocks with great ardor, while the herald blew a blast that nearly deafened the audience. The curtain had no chance to fall, for the Princess ran off the stage to her father, crying, "Didn't I do well?" while the Prince and herald had a fencing-match with the tin horn and wooden sword.
I really can't think what I've done to deserve such a reputation. I was put through a pretty stiff cross-examination, I can tell you." "I have no doubt you were more than equal to it," said Juliet. Saltash broke into a laugh. "It was such a skilful fencing-match that I imagine we left off much as we began. But I don't flatter myself that I am cleared of suspicion.
[Footnote A: When a student in Germany, the writer had twelve months' drill in fencing from a French emigrant, and saw a fencing-match
To this last suggestion the harassed official replied that technically his office was closed for the night, and that after eight o'clock he could not receive money or issue papers. Finally, therefore, Terry was reduced to appealing to the cleverness and resource of a true Frenchman. It was a neat little fencing-match, which ended in the triumph of Great Britain.
When Thursday came, he asked Madeleine: "Are going to the fencing-match at Rival's?" "No, I do not care about it. I will go to the chamber of deputies." Georges called for Mme. Walter in an open carriage, for the weather was delightful. He was surprised to find her looking so handsome and so young. Never had she appeared so fresh.
And she in turn was pleased with the serious German who argued with her in lame French, not as one caring to hold his own in a conversational fencing-match, but as one wishing to convince her of important truths in which he really believed.
What makes you think I'd admit it if I did?" Now, Bart thought, they had reached a deadlock. Somebody had to trust somebody. This could go on all night parry and riposte, question and evasive answer, each of them throwing back the other's questions in a verbal fencing-match. Raynor One wasn't giving away any information. And, considering what was probably at stake, Bart didn't blame him much.
The reason for this was that the old man's younger brother, Sakurai Jinsuké, a fencing-master by profession, had once had a fencing-match with Matayémon, Kazuma's brother-in-law, and had been shamefully beaten; so that the party were greatly afraid of Matayémon, and felt that, since he was taking up Kazuma's cause and acting as his guardian, they might be worsted in spite of their numbers: so they went on their way with great caution, and, having reached Osaka, put up at an inn in a quarter called Ikutama, and hid from Kazuma and Matayémon.
Lucy soothed her aunt with the information that she was much happier now than she had been for a long time past. For this was a fencing-match. "May I have a word in private with my niece?" inquired Mrs. Bazalgette, bitterly, of David. "Why not?" said David stoutly; but his heart turned sick as he retired. Lucy saw the look of anxiety. "Lucy," said Mrs.
"Certainly, my dear; I will permit anything you wish." A shade of irony lurked beneath those words, uttered so pleasantly. Mme. Walter mentioned a fencing-match to be given at Jacques Rival's apartments, the proceeds to be devoted to charities, and in which many society ladies were going to assist.