Seldom have men fought so long and accomplished so little in the way of blood-letting.

At length, however, Dyck's tactics changed.
Once again he became aggressive, and he drove his foe to a point where the skill of both men was tried to the uttermost.

It was clear the time had come for something definite.

Suddenly Dyck threw himself back with an agile step, lunged slightly to one side, and then in a gallant foray got the steel point into the sword-arm of his enemy.

That was the Enniscorthy stroke, which had been taught him by William Tandy, the expert swordsman, and had been made famous by Lord Welling, of Enniscorthy.