'I shall feel proud of your acquaintance, Sir,' said the little doctor.

'It will give me the greatest pleasure to know you, Sir,' replied Mr Winkle. Then the doctor and Mr Winkle shook hands, and then Mr Winkle and Lieutenant Tappleton (the doctor's second) shook hands, and then Mr Winkle and the man with the camp-stool shook hands, and, finally, Mr Winkle and Mr Snodgrass - Mr Snodgrass doing this to show his admiration at the noble conduct of his heroic friend.

'I think we may finish for the day,' said Lieutenant Tappleton.

'Unless,' interrupted the man with the camp-stool, 'unless Mr Winkle feels himself aggrieved by the challenge; in which case, I submit, he has a right to satisfaction.' Mr Winkle, with great self-denial, said that he was quite satisfied already.

'Or possibly,' said the man with the camp-stool, 'the gentleman's second may feel that he was insulted by some observations which I made at an early period of this meeting; if so, I shall be happy to give him satisfaction immediately.'

Mr Snodgrass hastily thanked the gentleman for his very handsome offer, which he was only forced to decline because he was so completely satisfied with the whole proceedings. The two seconds adjusted the cases, and the whole party left the ground in a much more lively manner than they had proceeded to it.