bamboo-rod

Updated: May 2, 2025

I was, however, bold enough to seek him with swords and pistols and gave him choice of weapons; he was peaceable, and refused both sword and pistol. I therefore took my third weapon, my trusty walking-stick. It was a beautiful bamboo-rod, and neither broke nor split, though I beat away valiantly on the back of the knightly cavalier." "This cannot be true. This is a lie!" cried Camilla.

L. (Luise) Mühlbach - Frederick the Great and His Family