Many were the friendly and encouraging glasses of wine drank with the colonel, who recovered his confidence, and was then most assiduous in his attentions to the ladies, to prove his perfect indifference.

He retired at an early hour, nevertheless.
In the meantime Mr Sullivan had received the answer, and had retired to his counting-house, to arrange his affairs in case of accident.

He had not seen his wife since the _fracas_.

And now we will leave them both for a while, and make a few remarks upon duelling.
Most people lament, many abuse, the custom as barbarous; but barbarous it is not, or it would not be necessary in a state of high civilisation.

It is true, that by the practice we offend laws human and divine; but, at the same time, it must be acknowledged, that neither law nor religion can keep society in such good order, or so restrain crime.