On his wedding day he discovers that his bride has been seduced by Lotha'rio, and a duel ensues, in which Lothario is killed, whereupon Calista stabs herself.

The blood that from the duel flows, Will cry to heaven, and heaven will hear!

Or to see a duel fought, and one slain with two or three thrusts of the foils?

I thought of a duel hand-to-hand with knives or tomahawks, for I could not believe that I would be allowed to keep my pistols.

In this great life-duel Nature herself is umpire, and can do no wrong," That is, might makes right; only evil perishes in the conflict of principles; whatever prevails is just.

But as the little duel proceeds, each gradually detects the real good that underlies the surface qualities of the other.

"I say, sir," quoth the youth, who had determined, as an owner of land, to treat the doctor duly de haut en bas, and had a vague notion that a liberal use of the word "sir" would both help thereto, and be consonant with professional style of duel diplomacy, whereof he had read in novels.

Le duel reprend.