Outside--this is the student's account--the student introduced himself to the offending officer and said, "You seemed to stare at me"; for answer, the officer struck at the student with his fist; the student parried the blow; both officers drew their sabres and attacked the young fellow, and one of them gave him a wound on the left arm; then they withdrew.

This was Saturday night.
The duel followed on Monday, in the military riding-school--the customary duelling-ground all over Austria, apparently.

The weapons were pistols.

The duelling terms were somewhat beyond custom in the matter of severity, if I may gather that from the statement that the combat was fought "_unter sehr schweren Bedingungen_"-- to wit, "Distance, 15 steps--with 3 steps advance." There was but one exchange of shots.

The student was hit.