"
The faces of the three became livid.
"And," said the hunter, "if any one of the three gentlemen whom I have
mentioned should feel the need of satisfaction after I have attended to
Monsieur Pierre Boucher, I shall be very glad to satisfy him."
De Mezy recovering himself, and assuming a defiant manner, took the part
of Boucher's second. Willet removed his coat and waistcoat and handed
them to Robert, beside whom Tayoga was now standing. Then he drew his
sword and balanced it a moment in his hand, before he clasped it lightly
but firmly by the hilt.
Another long breath came from the crowd which had increased. Every man
there was aware that something uncommon was afoot. Who and what Boucher
was most of them knew, but the hunter was an unknown quantity, all the
more interesting because of the mystery that enshrouded him. And the
interest was deepened when they saw his swift, easy motion, his
wonderful lightness for so large a man, and the manner in which the hilt
of his sword fitted into his hand, as if they had long been brothers.
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