"[...] "I have no desire to reproach you," he began, gloomily and energetically, "but it is your duty to prevent bloodshed. Count Agenor is the last of his line; he ought not fall by the hand of a Wolczinski. Let him only write a brief apology, which we can insert in the Lemberg Gazette, and the duel will be stopped." Herr von Wroblewski had hard work to restrain his merriment, and indeed he did not entirely succeed. "I scarcely think that possible," he replied. "Count Agenor was a Uhlan officer before he succeeded to his ...
Read More
"[...] "I have no desire to reproach you," he began, gloomily and energetically, "but it is your duty to prevent bloodshed. Count Agenor is the last of his line; he ought not fall by the hand of a Wolczinski. Let him only write a brief apology, which we can insert in the Lemberg Gazette, and the duel will be stopped." Herr von Wroblewski had hard work to restrain his merriment, and indeed he did not entirely succeed. "I scarcely think that possible," he replied. "Count Agenor was a Uhlan officer before he succeeded to his estates, and left the service in high repute." "Indeed!" exclaimed the baron, affecting astonishment. "I did not know it. In that case we would only be giving him a choice between moral and physical death, which would be hard. Then we will only require a written apology, which we shall not publish."[...]."
Read Less
Add this copy of Judith Trachtenberg to cart. $11.86, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2022 by Alpha Edition.