I want no murder.

I demand only satisfaction." "And he shall give it you or take the consequences.

I will gladly act as one witness, and I am sure my friend here, Senor Don Luis de Medina, who is also a veteran of the war, will act as the other.

Will you fight, Griscelli ?" "Certainly--provided that we fight at once, and to the death.

You can arrange the details with my friends here." "Be it so." I said, "_A la muerte._" "To the death! To the death!" shouted the crowd, whose native ferocity was now thoroughly roused.
After a short conference and a reference to Griscelli and myself, the seconds announced that we were to fight with swords in Senor de Medina's garden, whither we straightway wended, for there were no police to meddle with us, and at that time duels _a la muerte_ were of daily occurrence in the city of Caracas.