"Take another sword, sir," he said; "I will not kill you defenceless." "Good heavens, Giovanni!" exclaimed his father in the greatest excitement; "where on earth did you learn that trick ?" "On my travels, father," returned Giovanni, with a smile; "where you tell me I learned so much that was bad.

He looks frightened," he added in a low voice, as he glanced at Del Ferice's livid face.
"He has cause," returned the Prince, "if he ever had in his life!" Casalverde and his witness advanced from the other side with a fresh pair of foils; for the one that had gone through the window could not be recovered at once, and was probably badly bent by the twist it had received.

The gentlemen offered Giovanni his choice.
"If there is no objection I will keep the one I have," said he to his father.

The foils were measured, and were found to be alike.

The two gentlemen retired, and Del Ferice chose a weapon.
"That is right," said Spicca, as he slowly went back to his place.