Secrets of the Sword

"Surely," suggested one of my friends, "the real difficulty is that it takes years of conscientious and continual application to make even a moderate fencer."
"Quite a mistake, I assure you."
"Why, only the other day I happened to pick up one or two books about fencing and glanced through them. I assure you, they really are appalling."

 

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