A man is seen walking down the street holding up an umbrella to protect himself from a heavy downpour. Under such conditions people are not apt to be in a very pleasant frame of mind. It being the case with our friend in question,...

Un duel compliqué

A man is seen walking down the street holding up an umbrella to protect himself from a heavy downpour. Under such conditions people are not apt to be in a very pleasant frame of mind. It being the case with our friend in question, he strongly resents being jolted by another man going in the opposite direction, thereby infuriating the stranger, who has accidentally knocked up against him, to such an extent that he (the stranger) strikes him over the head with his umbrella. They have a very heated argument and finally decide to settle the quarrel by fighting a duel. We see them go to a nearby café and explain the situation to a few patrons, who agree to act as their seconds. The party then retire to a lonely spot in the woods and prepare to settle the question of honor. They take their places, and when the duel starts it proves to be a terrible fiasco, for they are both cowards and do not know the first rules of fencing. Their handling of the swords is the source of great amusement and they continually try to keep away from one another, only to be urged on by their seconds. Finally the seconds place them at the proper distance from each other and then glue their feet to the ground, but this proves a failure, for they lie down and work themselves free. The seconds then procure a plank and nail their shoes to it, but they make a few points and slip their feet out of their shoes. Next they put props behind them to hold them in place, but to no avail, for they tumble backwards over the props. Finally the seconds are impatient and suggest revolvers, which are procured. They face each other, ready for the last struggle. When the signal is given they fire, and, to the astonishment of all, both men are standing. Their bullets go wild and kill a rabbit and a chicken. They give up the fight and return to the café and have a feast on the spoils and end the trouble with a champagne fight.

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Un duel compliqué

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