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twelve paces, and both parties were to fire together. 

 Lieutenant-Colonel Lennox's ball grazed his Royal 

 Highness' curl ; but the Duke of York did not fire. 

 Lord Rawdon then interfered and said he thought 

 enough had been done, when Colonel Lennox answered 

 that his Royal Highness had not fired. Lord Rawdon 

 replied it was not the intention of the Duke to fire ; 

 his Royal Highness entertained no animosity against 

 Lieutenant- Colonel Lennox, and had only come out 

 on his invitation to give him satisfaction. Colonel 

 Lennox wished the Duke to fire, which he declined 

 with a repetition of the reason. 



" Lord Winchilsea then expressed a hope that his 

 Royal Highness would not object to say he considered 

 Colonel Lennox a man of courage and honour. His 

 Highness replied that he should say no such thing ; 

 he had come out with the intention of giving Colonel 

 Lennox the satisfaction he demanded, but did not 

 mean to fire at him ; if Colonel Lennox was not 

 satisfied, he might have another shot. Colonel 

 Lennox declared that he could not possibly fire again, 

 as his Royal Highness did not mean to return it. The 

 seconds signed a paper stating that both parties 

 behaved with most perfect coolness, courage, and 

 intrepidity. 



" Colonel Lennox called a meeting of the officers of 

 the Coldstreams, to deliberate and give their opinion 

 whether in the late dispute he behaved as became an 



