Itwasnotmerelyundertheexcitementofthesword-playthatthisfortitudewasshown；itwasshowninthesurgeon\'sroomwhereanuninspiringquietreigned，andwheretherewasnoaudience。Thedoctor\'smanipulationsbroughtoutneithergrimacesnormoans。Andinthefightsitwasobservablethattheseladshackedandslashedwiththesametremendousspirit，aftertheywerecoveredwithstreamingwounds，whichtheyhadshowninthebeginning。
Theworldingenerallooksuponthecollegeduelsasveryfarcicalaffairs:true，butconsideringthatthecollegeduelisfoughtbyboys；thattheswordsarerealswords；
andthattheheadandfaceareexposed，itseemstomethatitisafarcewhichhadquiteagravesidetoit。
Peoplelaughatitmainlybecausetheythinkthestudentissocoveredupwitharmorthathecannotbehurt。
Butitisnotso；hiseyesareearsareprotected，buttherestofhisfaceandheadarebare。Hecannotonlybebadlywounded，buthislifeisindanger；andhewouldsometimesloseitbutfortheinterferenceofthesurgeon。