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Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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"You say that the fault was all yours?" asked De Coude eagerly.

"All mine, monsieur. Your wife is a very pure woman. She loves
only you. The fault that you saw was all mine. The thing that
brought me there was no fault of either the Countess de Coude or
myself. Here is a paper which will quite positively demonstrate
that," and Tarzan drew from his pocket the statement Rokoff had
written and signed.

De Coude took it and read. D'Arnot and Monsieur Flaubert had drawn
near. They were interested spectators of this strange ending of a
strange duel. None spoke until De Coude had quite finished, then
he looked up at Tarzan.

"You are a very brave and chivalrous gentleman," he said. "I thank
God that I did not kill you."

De Coude was a Frenchman. Frenchmen are impulsive. He threw his
arms about Tarzan and embraced him. Monsieur Flaubert embraced
D'Arnot. There was no one to embrace the doctor. So possibly it
was pique which prompted him to interfere, and demand that he be
permitted to dress Tarzan's wounds.

"This gentleman was hit once at least," he said. "Possibly thrice."

"Twice," said Tarzan. "Once in the left shoulder, and again in the
left side--both flesh wounds, I think." But the doctor insisted
upon stretching him upon the sward, and tinkering with him until
the wounds were cleansed and the flow of blood checked.
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