The Count of Monte Cristo

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first with the pistol, the second with the sword, and the third with the
sabre."

"And what was the result of those duels?"

"The first time, he broke my arm; the second, he wounded me in the
breast; and the third time, made this large wound." The Englishman
turned down his shirt-collar, and showed a scar, whose redness proved
it to be a recent one. "So that, you see, there is a deadly feud between
us."

"But," said the envoy, "you do not go about it in the right way to kill
him, if I understand you correctly."

"Aw?" said the Englishman, "I practice shooting every day, and every
other day Grisier comes to my house."