istols, and both principals and seconds pledged
themselves on either side to abide by it.

The fourth clause stated that the seconds had agreed that the duel
should be fought out of the Neapolitan States, but left themselves to be
guided by circumstances as to the exact locality in which it should take
place. The remaining clauses, so far as I remember them, were devoted
to detailing the different precautions to be adopted for avoiding
discovery. The duelists and their seconds were to leave Naples in
separate parties; were to change carriages several times; were to meet
at a certain town, or, failing that, at a certain post-house on the high
road from Naples to Rome; were to carry drawing-books, color boxes, and
camp-stools, as if they had been artists out on a sketching-tour; and
were to proceed to the place of the duel on foot, employing no gui des,
for fear of treachery. Such general arrangements as these, and others
for facilitating the flight of the survivors after the affair was over,
formed the conclusion of this extraordinary document, which was signed,
in initials only, by both the seconds.

Just below the initials appeared the beginning of a narrative, dated
"Paris," and evidently intended to describe the duel itself with extreme
minuteness. The hand-writing was that of the deceased second.

Monsieur Foulon, tire gentleman in question, stated his belief that
circumstances might transpire which would render an account by an
eyewitness of the hostile meeting between St. Lo and Mr. Monkton an
important document. He proposed, therefore, as one of the seconds, to
testify that the duel had been fought in exact accordance with the terms
of the agreement, both the principals conducting themselves like men of
gallantry and honor (!). And he further announced that, in order not to
compromise any one, he should place the paper containing his testimony
in safe hands, with strict directions that it was on no account to be
opened except in a case of the last emergency.

After thus preamble, Monsieur Foulon related that the duel had been
fought two days after the drawing up of the agreement, in a locality to
which accident had conducted the dueling party. (The name of the place
was not mentioned, nor even the neighborhood in which it was situated.)
The men having been placed according to previous arrangement, the Count
St. Lo had won the toss for the first fire, had advanced his ten paces,
and had shot his opponent in the