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Smoothing his vest with his fingers that were flattened from so much sword-work, Lapo said: "I feel now that I may have been wrong to put such shame upon him. On account of it, no doubt, he has sought retirement. Or maybe he has journeyed abroad, say to Provence, a land free from such out-of-date bunglers as I."
O sweet Saint Giles! ne'er saw I such sword-work point and edge, sa-ha! And I called thee dove! aye 'dove' it was, I mind me. O blind and worse than blind! But experientia docet, tall brother!" Now hereupon Beltane bowed his head and clasping his hands, wrung them. "Sweet Jesu forgive me!" he cried, "I had not meant to slay so many!"
Both my antagonist and myself were now beginning to have a clearer impression of each other's outlines, and there was sharp sword-work between us by the window. As we stood there, breathing rapidly with our exertion and excitement, I heard the door close through which I had entered. I knew from this that Mlle. d'Arency had left the chamber, and I was glad that she was out of danger.
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