By tightening his arms across his chest he gained some outward composure, and fixed his eyes upon the stage.
While sitting with Laura Piaveni and Merthyr Powys, Ammiani saw the apparition of Captain Weisspriess in his mother's box.

He forgot her injunction, and hurried to her side, leaving the doors open.

His passion of anger spurned her admonishing grasp of his arm, and with his glove he smote the Austrian officer on the face.

Weisspriess plucked his sword out; the house rose; there was a moment like that of a wild beast's show of teeth.

It passed: Captain Weisspriess withdrew in obedience to General Pierson's command.