Waverley Novels: Tales of My Landlord, Third Series: Bride of Lammermoor ...
Waverley Novels: Tales of My Landlord, Third Series: Bride of Lammermoor ...
Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832
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But respecting this subject, Bucklaw imposed' on him, at length, a peremptory command of silence. " I think," he said, " the Master has treated me unlike gentleman, and I see no right he had to send me back a cavalier answer when I demanded the satisfaction of one — But he gave me my life once — and, in looking the mat- ter over at present, I put myself but on equal terms with him. Should he cross me again, I sliall consider the old accompt as balanced, and his Mastership will do well to look t...o himself." " That he should," re-echoed Craigengelt ; " for when you are in practice, Bucklaw, I would bet a magnum you are through him before the third pass." '' Then you know nothing of the matter," said Buck- law, " and you never saw him fence." " And I know nothing of the matter ?" said the depend- ant, ** a good jest, I promise you ! — and though I never saw Ravenswood fence, have I not been at Monsieur Sa- goon's school, who was the first maitre d^armes at Paris ; and have I not been at Signor Poco's at Florence, and Meinheer Durchstossen's at Vienna, and have I not seen all their play ?" ** I don't know whether you have or not," said Buck- law ; " but what about it, though you had ?" " Only that I will be d — d if ever I saw French, Ital- ian, or High-Dutchman ev^r make foot, hand, and eye, keep time half so well as you, Bucklaw," " I believe you lie, Craigie," said Bucklaw ; " how- ever, I can hold my own, both with single rapier, back- sword, sword and dagger, broad-sword, or case of fal-, ebions — and that's as much as any gentleman need know of the matter." " And the double of what ninety-nine out of a hundred know," said Craigengelt ; " they learn td change a fevt thrusts with the small-sword, and theti, forsooth, the/ un- Digitized by VjOOQIC 224 TALB8 OV MT I^AirDLORD.
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