SIR，Throughourcommonfriend，Mr。P。，Ihavereceivedyournoteofthisevening。UponduereflectionIfranklyadmittheproprietyoftheexplanationyousuggest。Thisbeingadmitted，Istillfindgreatdifficulty，owingtotherefinedlypeculiarnatureofourdisagreement，andofthepersonalaffrontofferedonmypart，insowordingwhatIhavetosaybywayofapology，astomeetalltheminuteexigencies，andallthevariableshadows，ofthecase。Ihavegreatreliance，however，onthatextremedelicacyofdiscrimination，inmattersappertainingtotherulesofetiquette，forwhichyouhavebeensolongandsopre-eminentlydistinguished。Withperfectcertainty，therefore，ofbeingcomprehended，Ibegleave，inlieuofofferinganysentimentsofmyown，toreferyoutotheopinionsofSieurHedelin，assetforthintheninthparagraphofthechapterof“Injuriaeperapplicationem，perconstructionem，etperse。”inhis“DuelliLexscripta，etnon；aliterque。”Thenicetyofyourdiscernmentinallthemattersheretreated，willbesufficient，Iamassured，toconvinceyouthatthemerecircumstanceofmereferringyoutothisadmirablepassage，oughttosatisfyyourrequest，asamanofhonor，forexplanation。
Withsentimentsofprofoundrespect，Yourmostobedientservant，VONJUNG。
TheHerrJohannHermannHermanncommencedtheperusalofthisepistlewithascowl，which，however，wasconvertedintoasmileofthemostludicrousself-complacencyashecametotherigmaroleaboutInjuriaeperapplicationem，perconstructionem，etperse。Havingfinishedreading，hebeggedme，withtheblandestofallpossiblesmiles，tobeseated，whilehemadereferencetothetreatiseinquestion。
Turningtothepassagespecified，hereaditwithgreatcaretohimself，thenclosedthebook，anddesiredme，inmycharacterofconfidentialacquaintance，toexpresstotheBaronvonJunghisexaltedsenseofhischivalrousbehavior，and，inthatofsecond，toassurehimthattheexplanationofferedwasofthefullest，themosthonorable，andthemostunequivocallysatisfactorynature。
Somewhatamazedatallthis，ImademyretreattotheBaron。HeseemedtoreceiveHermann’samicableletterasamatterofcourse，andafterafewwordsofgeneralconversation，wenttoaninnerroomandbroughtouttheeverlastingtreatise“DuelliLexscripta，etnon；