"Don't you see, Noll ?" he explained in answer to the inquiry of his brother's stare, "don't you see that we fought there almost in the dark and without witnesses.

It...." he swallowed, "it will be called murder, fair fight though it was; and should it be discovered that it was I...." He shivered and his glance grew wild; his lips twitched.
"I see," said Oliver, who understood at last, and he added bitterly: "You fool!" "I had no choice," protested Lionel.

"He came at me with his drawn sword.

Indeed, I think he was half-drunk.

I warned him of what must happen to the other did either of us fall, but he bade me not concern myself with the fear of any such consequences to himself.