"
"I think I know you."
"Oh, no, you don't know me--hee, hee, hee! I am a stranger around here.
You are mistaken; you never saw me before."
"Yes, I have seen you before."
"You have?"
"Yes."
"Where?"
"Around here."
"Oh, no, you _are_, you _are_ mistaken."
"Yes, I recognize you, mister. I saw you insult a lady--yes, I saw you
insult a lady."
"Oh, no, never, never! What! I insult a lady! No, no, I admire the
ladies."
"But I saw you insult one, and I am going to punish you."
"You are mistaken, my friend--yes, you are mistaken, if you saw me speak
to a lady. It was a bit of gallantry, that is all. Yes, I am very
gallant to the ladies, I am a sort of defender of the ladies--their
champion--yes, sir, their champion."
Dudie Dunne rather spunked up in manner as he spoke, and the men all
laughed merrily.
"You did insult a lady, and I challenge you to fight me."
"Ou! ou! my dear friend, you are mad!"
"Yes, I am mad enough to knock you into the middle of next week, but I
am going to give you a chance.
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