Chapter 61

He leaned back, like a man well satisfied with himself. “Now here’s the situation, to my mind,” he explained. “And Lowell’s welcome to use it if he likes. Here’s a man who has worked himself into a mood to kill. He’s out to kill. And he’s got a sword in his hand; a rapier, rather. It’s got a blade a foot and a half long, and it’s as sharp as a dagger. What does he do? He drives it home with all his strength, and this man who did this had strength, plenty of it. If your grandfather ever fought a duel with that weapo…