. Denis Duval, Lovel the widower, The Wolves and the lamb, The second funeral of Napoleon ... with illustrations by the author and by Frederick Walker . e Comte de Sa-verne was such as to convince M. du Quesne of theCounts right to exact a reparation from the Chevalierde la Motte. A boat was despatched on the night of the 29thJune, with a messenger bearing the note of M. le Comtede Saverne. And in this boat M. de la Motte returnedfrom England. The undersigned Comte de Berigny, in garrison atBoulogne, and an acquaintance of M. de la Motte, con-sented to serve as his witness in the meeting with
. Denis Duval, Lovel the widower, The Wolves and the lamb, The second funeral of Napoleon ... with illustrations by the author and by Frederick Walker . e Comte de Sa-verne was such as to convince M. du Quesne of theCounts right to exact a reparation from the Chevalierde la Motte. A boat was despatched on the night of the 29thJune, with a messenger bearing the note of M. le Comtede Saverne. And in this boat M. de la Motte returnedfrom England. The undersigned Comte de Berigny, in garrison atBoulogne, and an acquaintance of M. de la Motte, con-sented to serve as his witness in the meeting with Saverne. The meeting took place at seven oclock in the morn-ing, on the sands at half a league from the port ofBoulogne: and the weapons chosen were pistols. Bothgentlemen were perfectly calm and collected, as onemight expect from officers distinguished in the Kingsservice, who had faced the enemies of France as com-rades together. Before firing, M. le Chevalier de la Motte advancedfour steps, and holding his pistol down, and laying hishand on his heart, he said,— I swear on the faith of aChristian, and the honour of a gentleman, that I am. THE TRAVELLERS 65 innocent of the charge laid against me by Monsieur deSaverne. The Comte de Saverne said,— M. le ChevaHer de lajMotte, I have made no charge; and if I had, a lie costsyou nothing. JVI. de la Motte, saluting the witnesses courteously,and with grief rather than anger visible upon his coun-tenance, returned to his line on the sand which wasmarked out as the place where he was to stand, at adistance of ten paces from his adversary. At the signal being given both fired ball of M. de Saverne grazed M. de la Mottes side-curl, while his ball struck M. de Saverne in the rightbreast. M. de Saverne stood a moment, and fell. The seconds, the surgeon, and M. de la Motte ad-vanced towards the fallen gentleman; and M. de laMotte, holding up his hand, again said, — I take heavento witness the person is innocent
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