The Enchanted Beauty, And Other Tales, Essays, And Sketches
The book The Enchanted Beauty, And Other Tales, Essays, And Sketches was written by author Elder, William, 1806-1885 Here you can read free online of The Enchanted Beauty, And Other Tales, Essays, And Sketches book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Enchanted Beauty, And Other Tales, Essays, And Sketches a good or bad book?
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I see no escape. Fight you must, or your challenger will heap upon you such personal indignities as will make your life intoler- able, or drive you into violence, which will amount to the same thing as accepting his challenge. I saw that in your eye to-day which convinces me that you are as brave as Julius Caesar. Yes, I saw something there braver than mere phy- sical courage, and I felt its superiority ; but, you cannot convert the world and reform the army soon enough to answer your own ends,... and you must submit to its rules, or be di'iven from it in disgrace. I honor your principles, for I under- stand them, but you cannot maintain them." Our hero's reflections that night must be left to imagina- tion. The difficulties which surrounded him, the compulsions that were upon him, can be known only to those who have been tempted and tried to the utmost, with the world and their own necessities against them. In the morning he accepted the challenge. Having the right to choose the weapons, he named the small-sword.
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