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EPISODE · Apr 18, 2026 · 27 MIN

The Antiquary Volume I - Chapter Twentieth

from The Walter Scott Library · host Sir Walter Scott

In which Mr. Lovel is challenged to a duel by Captain M’Intyre over a matter of honour and secrecy, and though counselled to seek peace, the young men proceed with their hostile meeting in a somber setting. The encounter ends with a wound and a rapid counsel to flee, as old Edie Ochiltree and Lieutenant Taffril advise Lovel to escape before the consequences of the fatal quarrel pursue him.

In which Mr. Lovel is challenged to a duel by Captain M’Intyre over a matter of honour and secrecy, and though counselled to seek peace, the young men proceed with their hostile meeting in a somber setting. The encounter ends with a wound and a rapid counsel to flee, as old Edie Ochiltree and Lieutenant Taffril advise Lovel to escape before the consequences of the fatal quarrel pursue him.

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