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a fight with the Turks, and famed throughout the land. We knew his
son, who stands about six feet four inches, and he is said to have
been small compared to what his father was.

"He shall be the victim," said the man of Cetinje, and his relations
applauded the choice.

One morning early the captain emerged from a shop, and from a distance
of a few feet, the avenger of his honour fired at him from behind,
hitting him in the neck. The captain fell forward on his face, saying,
"Who has shot me?" and turning saw the assassin running up the street.
With his last strength he drew his revolver, and resting his elbow on
the ground, he fired once; the man reeled but continued his headlong
flight: again the wounded officer fired, and as he sank forward dying,
he had the satisfaction of seeing the fugitive throw up his hands and
fall dead, shot through the heart. The last shot was fired at a
distance of fifty yards.

"As you can imagine," concluded our informant, "the news of this
affray nearly caused a pitched battle between Bajice and Cetinje,
which was only prevented by the energetic action of the Prince. He
called the two clans together before his palace and with marvellous
judgment picked out the ring-leaders and imprisoned them, and the rest
were sent home with such a warning of what would come if he heard any
more about it, that all interest was lost in the dispute. Men do not
like to face our Prince when he is angered, and his constant presence
in Cetinje is a great drawback to the vendetta. Now I must leave you,
and to-morrow you shall visit the hospital."

We strolled to the market-place, which was full of peasants and their
produce. It is not nearly such a scene of life as is met with
elsewhere. The Albanian element is almost totally absent, and that
alone takes fifty per cent. of the wildness off. Neither are rifles
brought to Cetinje, so that it presents a far more peaceable aspect.
Still it is crowded, the guslars do a literally roaring trade, and
there are always a sprinkling of men from the Vasovic and other
outlying clans to liven up the scene.

Here old friends and comrades in arms meet, called to the capital as
witnesses, or principals, in a law case, or to draw their salaries as
small officials of their districts. The conversation on these
occasions is always the same, and if heard often, becomes monotonous.
The unvarying formula of greeting is quaint and terse, but it loses
much of its impressive cha