"The English had hit upon a splendid joke. They intended to catch me or to bring me down."

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"The English had hit upon a splendid joke. They intended to catch me or to bring me down."

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"Now I am within thirty yards of him. He must fall. The gun pours out its stream of lead. Then it jams. Then it reopens fire. That jam almost saved his life."

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"Everything depends on whether we have for opponents those French tricksters or those daring rascals, the English. I prefer the English. Frequently their daring can only be described as stupidity. In their eyes it may be pluck and daring."

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