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Some Passages in the Life of Sir Frizzle Pumpkin
Some Passages in the Life of Sir Frizzle Pumpkin Author:James White Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: MY FIRST DUEL. " This is an awkward affair, Frank." "Why, yes," said Frank, "it is an awkward affair." "But I suppose I must go through with it," I cont... more »inued. " No doubt," rejoined ray friend ; " and you may rest assured, that although the anticipation is not very agreeable, you'll find the thing a mere bagatelle when on the ground." " You'll take care to have everything ready, and to call me betimes ; will you Frank ?'J " Certainly, my dear Ephraim, rely upon me ; and how, as it is already twelve, and we have to go out at six, perhaps I had better wish you good night, that you may rest and have a steady hand in the morning. Before I go, however, there is one thing I wish to mention to you." "And what is that?" said I. " Why," replied Frank, hesitatingly, " it is hardly worth troubling you about; but the fact is, there is a custom—that is, people have on these occasions a sort of habit of making their—their " " Their exit I presume you mean ?" " Not so, my dear fellow; nothing was farther from my thoughts, as I hope (with God's will) nothing is farther from fact than the probability of such a catastrophe to the present " " Farce ; but come, Frank what is this that you would require of me, or enjoin me to?" " Briefly, then, Ephraim, might it not be as well now as at any other time, just for form's sake, to scratch down a memorandum of your wishes respecting the disposal of your property ?" " Oh Lord!" said I, " is that the mouse your mountain laboured with? My property! God forgive you, Frank! Well as Tom Moore says— ' I give thee all; I can no more.' I will bequeath you my debts, with a proviso that you don't pay interest; but seriously, I'll think of what you say; and now, good night; and for Heaven's sake be punctual in the morning!" ...« less