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Chapter 19

           "Ican’tperceivehowmyrigshouldconcernyou,MrCassiusCalhoun;andasyou’vedonemyshirtnoservicebyspillinghalfmyliquoruponit,Ishalltakethelibertyofunstarchingyoursinasimilarfashion."

           Sosaying,themustangertookuphisglass;and,beforetheex-captainofvolunteerscouldduckhishead,orgetoutoftheway,theremainsofthemixedMonongahelawere"swilled"intohisface,sendinghimoffintoafitofalternatesneezingandcoughingthatappearedtoaffordsatisfactiontomorethanamajorityofthebystanders.

           Themurmurofapprobationwassoonsuppressed.Thecircumstanceswerenotsuchastocallforspeech;andtheexclamationsthataccompaniedtheactweresucceededbyahushofsilence.Allsawthatthequarrelcouldnotbeotherwisethanaseriousone.Theaffairmustendinafight.Nopoweronearthcouldpreventitfromcomingtothatconclusion.

           

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