And even when we heard of the duel, we did not hear of the day on which it was fought.

I only found that out when the document which you have read was published in the French newspaper.

The date of that document, you will remember, is February 22d, and it is stated that the duel was fought two days afterward.

I wrote down in my pocketbook, on the evening when I saw the phantom, the day of the month on which it first appeared to me.

That day was the 24th of February." He paused again, as if expecting me to say something.