16/19 "Yes, and you are a liar, a coward, a villain! You are engaged in a fiendish plot; you are deceiving an innocent lady. You must remember you are among gentlemen and ladies. Please act accordingly." "Ladies there are, gentlemen there are," shrieked the Egyptian; "but he"-- pointing at me--"is no gentleman. He is at once a viper, a villain, and a coward. I leave this house; I renounce pleasant society; I leave this country--for ever; but before I go I would like to fight hand to hand with that giant, who--Ha!" He stood close to me and spat at me. |