Show was hero of duels Laber tesque modern dartagnan dead in paris fights whole town council parts paris Laber tesque la Is dead and with his death a figure that belonged to old french romance has passed away for or was waa cyrano de bergerac berjerac Ber gerac and dartagnan rolled into one and set down on the parts paris boulevards where he kept alight for years the flame of chivalry gallantry and picturesque swashbuckling though his clothes were the prosaic garb of modernity his spirit belonged to the days of cloak and ruffle when men drew swords on a qua lorel and spitted their opponents deftly he was the hero of duels tall and broad with a brown face he swaggered along the boulevards a few years ago ready to pi pick k a quarrel with anyone ft hose chose presen fo e was obnoxious to him and ask for satisfaction at the point of the sword his manner was grandiloquent and authoritative when he lifted his slouch bat with a medieval flourish you could almost see a cloak and sword behind his lounge suit ile he rolled his bla name grandly as lie he delivered his challenge to those who were vere luckless luch less enough to merit his anger labor r he would say ile he achieved an instant notoriety when lie he came to paris for or he be began his car carer or by fighting the whole bole town council of algiers rind and finished up with his famous duel with max regis the mayor |