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Dueling with honour Written by Srirup (2/22/2013 5:48 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, Honor, penned by Kristina F

There has been so much interesting discussion about the dueling in S&S but I confess I am still not sure what exactly Brandon had in mind with his “Punish” vs “Defend” though it seems accepted that it was a necessity; even Elinor conceded that.

I am persuaded by Kathleen that just the fact Brandon challenged Willoughby and they met, irrespective of the outcome was enough to satisfy the honor code.

The other point is that I am not convinced that if either party “deloped”, willfully missed in pistol duelling, it would have been that dishonourable. Strictly speaking deloping was against the Irish Code but if it was that morally reprehensible then how did William Pitt and Duke of Wellington get away with it? And as Prime Ministers too?
In fact the casual way Brandon says “we returned unwounded” makes me think that deloping was entirely on the cards and that is what indeed happened.

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    I'm not sure that I understand....   Kristina F (2/25/2013 9:06 p.m.)
    
    To be useful   Robbin (2/26/2013 2:03 a.m.)
    
    Since killing Willoughby would have caused...   Adrian (2/21/2013 12:48 p.m.)
    
    Legal consquences, or lack thereof   Kristina F (2/21/2013 7:14 p.m.)
    
    Besides, how would one duelist...   Kristina F (2/21/2013 7:19 p.m.)
    
    Did Willoughby admit his wrong?   kathleen (elder) (2/21/2013 7:49 p.m.)
    
    Defeat   Kristina F (2/21/2013 8:20 p.m.)
    
    Ah yes -- but I don't think humiliation was necessary, either   kathleen (elder) (2/21/2013 8:28 p.m.)
    
    Honor   Kristina F (2/21/2013 9:11 p.m.)
    
    deloping   Nikki N (2/22/2013 11:05 p.m.)
    
    I understood your point   kathleen (elder) (2/22/2013 7:21 a.m.)
    
    Dueling with honour   Srirup (2/22/2013 5:48 a.m.)
    
    Duelling   Bridget D (2/22/2013 7:11 a.m.)
    
    Improvements   Kristina F (2/17/2013 1:08 a.m.)
    
    Rewriting S&S2   Robbin (2/17/2013 5:00 p.m.)
    
    Endings   Kristina F (2/17/2013 11:47 p.m.)
    
    LOL -- easily pleased!!   kathleen (elder) (2/18/2013 7:39 a.m.)
    
    "Strong esteem and lively friendship"   Kristina F (2/22/2013 11:30 p.m.)
    
    I must disagree with one assertion...   Sarah Hannah (2/23/2013 11:23 p.m.)
    
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    You are not alone, Sarah Hannah   Nancy Ann (2/24/2013 9:48 p.m.)
    
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    Brandon & Fruit x Two   Robbin (2/16/2013 10:57 p.m.)
    
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    Eliza   bridget d (2/17/2013 4:06 a.m.)
    
    Did not see a problem with what Brandon said   Pete (5/4/2013 8:58 p.m.)
    
    Brandon   bridget d (5/5/2013 2:33 a.m.)
  - You are quite correct Kristina F (2/7/2013 7:31 p.m.)

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