Egad，howhepinkedthatgreatred-hairedfellow！saidone。
No。didI？saidPoinsinet。
Didyou？Psha！don’ttrytoplaythemodest，andhumbugUS。youknowyoudid。Isupposeyouwillsay，next，thatyouwerenotforthreeminutespointtopointwithCartentiercehimself，themostdreadfulswordsmanofthearmy。
Why，yousee，saysPoinsinet，quitedelighted，itwassodarkthatIdidnotknowwithwhomIwasengaged。although，corbleu，I
DIDFORoneortwoofthefellows。Andafteralittlemoreofsuchconversation，duringwhichhewasfullypersuadedthathehaddoneforadozenoftheenemyatleast，Poinsinetwenttobed，hislittlepersontremblingwithfrightandpleasure。andhefellasleep，anddreamedofrescuingladies，anddestroyingmonsters，likeasecondAmadisdeGaul。