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Affair of honor

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a dispute to be decided by a duel, or the duel itself.

See also: Honor



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Some ten years after this event, when civilization and its refinements had crept, or rather rushed, into the settlements among these wild hills, an affair of honor occurred, and Elnathan was seen to apply a salve to the wound received by one of the parties, which had the flavor that was peculiar to the tree, or root, that Mohegan had used.
The mendacious captain was perfectly well aware that an affair of honor always makes a man stand well in the eyes of a woman.
 
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