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Chapter 21

           Bothkepttheirfeet,thoughbothwerewounded—theirbloodspurtingoutoverthesandedfloor.

           Thesecondshotswerealsofiredsimultaneously,butatrandom,thesmokehinderingtheaim.

           Thencameasingleshot,quicklyfollowedbyanother,andsucceededbyanintervalofquiet.

           Previoustothisthecombatantshadbeenheardrushingaboutthroughtheroom.Thisnoisewasnolongerbeingmade.

           Insteadtherewasprofoundsilence.Hadtheykilledoneanother?Werebothdead?No!Oncemorethedoubledetonationannouncedthatbothstilllived.Thesuspensionhadbeencausedastheystoodpeeringthroughthesmokeintheendeavourtodistinguishoneanother.Neitherspokeorstirredinfearofbetrayinghisposition.

           Againtherewasaperiodoftranquillitysimilartotheformer,butmoreprolonged.

           Itendedbyanotherexchangeofshots,almostinstantlysucceededbythefallingoftwoheavybodiesuponthefloor.

           Therewasthesoundofsprawling—theoverturningofchairs—thenasingleshot—theeleventh—andthiswasthelastthatwasfired!

           Thespectatorsoutsidesawonlyacloudofsulphuroussmokeoozingoutofbothdoors,anddimmingthelightofthecamphinelamps.This,withanoccasionalflashofbrightereffulgence,closefollowedbyacrack,wasallthatoccurredtogivesatisfactiontotheeye.

           Buttheear—thatwasgratifiedbyagreatervariety.

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