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We hear From Yanina.

           DoyouinsistonthisretractationsofarastokillmeifIdonotmakeit,althoughIhaverepeatedmorethanonce,andaffirmedonmyhonor,thatIwasignorantofthethingwithwhichyouchargeme,andalthoughIstilldeclarethatitisimpossibleforanyonebutyoutorecognizetheCountofMorcerfunderthenameofFernand?"

           "Imaintainmyoriginalresolution."

           "Verywell,mydearsir;thenIconsenttocutthroatswithyou.ButIrequirethreeweeks’preparation;attheendofthattimeIshallcomeandsaytoyou,‘Theassertionisfalse,andIretractit,’or‘Theassertionistrue,’whenIshallimmediatelydrawtheswordfromitssheath,orthepistolsfromthecase,whicheveryouplease."

           "Threeweeks!"criedAlbert;"theywillpassasslowlyasthreecenturieswhenIamallthetimesufferingdishonor."

           "Hadyoucontinuedtoremainonamicabletermswithme,Ishouldhavesaid,‘Patience,myfriend;’butyouhaveconstitutedyourselfmyenemy,thereforeIsay,‘Whatdoesthatsignifytome,sir?’"

           "Well,letitbethreeweeksthen,"saidMorcerf;"butremember,attheexpirationofthattimenodelayorsubterfugewilljustifyyouin"—

           "M.AlbertdeMorcerf,"saidBeauchamp,risinginhisturn,"Icannotthrowyououtofwindowforthreeweeksthatistosay,fortwenty-fourdaystocomenorhaveyouanyrighttosplitmyskullopentillthattimehaselapsed

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