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Geraart bowed, and the next moment his sword was crossed with that of his opponent.
The combat lasted some minutes, and was supported with great skill and coolness on both sides;
but at length Chavigny, in spite of his boasted skill, received a thrust in the breast, that stretched
him bleeding at the feet of his rival.
Bloom now stepped quietly forward. “Gentlemen of Paris,” said he, “I think you will
admit that this thrust, although not learned in the school of Marmee, is at any rate sufficient
for the purpose.”
Chavigny died the next day, in spite of the best medical assistance that could be procured.
Geraart was compelled to fly from the Hague, he however found means to procure a parting
interview with Viola del Monte, and received from the Cardinal Legate a recommendation to
the Grand Master of the knights of Malta.
Geraart departed in the full hope of meeting his mistress ere long in Italy. Viola, how-
ever, felt that their separation was eternal; her anticipations were fulfilled, and she survived the
parting but a few months.
On hearing this intelligence, Geraart Van Sluits took the vow of celibacy, and entered the
Order of St. John of Jerusalem.


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