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sently confronted me, and said something in his 

 language. 



" Can any man here speak French ?" I 

 asked. 



Several stepped forward. 



" Ask him what he means/' I demanded of 

 one good-looking young fellow. 



" He says, sir, you must not dance with 

 Louise, that he will prevent you." 



" Tell him to go to the devil/' I returned, 

 " that I mean to dance with her as much as I 

 like, and that if he lays a hand on me or her, 

 I will knock his teeth down his throat." 



Away we went again, but on coming round to 

 the place where the fellow stood, he seized me 

 violently by the collar of my coat, and threw me 

 aside. Springing at him I let go my left, took 

 him between the eyes, and knocked him clean 

 off his pins. 



All was now confusion, and he was set on by 

 several young fellows, who dragged him off and 

 locked him up for the remainder of the night in 

 a cider cellar. 



We now adjourned to a large room, which 

 was lighted up for the purpose, as the night 



