Her feminine fancy exalted the escaped duelist and alleged assassin into a social martyr.
"Sally Dows and Other Stories"
Bret Harte
There were one or two gamblers, a skillful duelist, and men who still drank whiskey who had voluntarily sought the camp.
"Sally Dows and Other Stories"
Bret Harte
He had been a duelist, sportsman, gambler, lover, but to those of his old companions of pleasure whom chance brought to Rome he was only a devotee who lived economically, notwithstanding the fact that he had saved the remnants of a large fortune for alms, for reading and for collecting.
"Cosmopolis, Complete"
Paul Bourget Last Updated: March 3, 2009