经典！《喀尔巴阡古堡，牛博士》让无数读者意犹未尽！(18)

As for dear Tatanemance, she had dared to sound Commissary Passauf on the subject of a union, which seemed to her to combine every element of happiness, fortune, honour, youth!
At last - to reach the depths of abomination—a duel took place I Yes, a duel with pistols - horse-pistols- at twenty-five paces, with ball-cartridges. And between whom? Our readers will never believe!
Between Frantz Niklausse, the gentle angler, and young Simon Collaert, the wealthy banker"s son.
And the cause of this duel was the burgomaster"s daughter, for whom Simon had found himself to be fired with passion, and whom he refused to yield to the claims of an audacious rival!
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【导读】
魁宽东人变了，变得好斗了，镇长也变得经常斥责他的手下，他家里也乱了套。镇长夫人变得任性、刁钻和刻薄起来。她嫌洛谢做事太慢，对塔塔尼芒斯也不留情面，而对镇长吵起来更是没完没了。
原因不明的兴奋使一些人的才干发挥了出来，政界和文艺界不断有新人出现。一些演说家提出要拆掉快要倒塌的塔楼，另一些人表示反对。
在蒙特勒莱的一家俱乐部，好斗的演说家舒特又提起了一八一五年相邻的弗盖门镇的一头牛闯到了魁宽东的领土上吃起草，这是对魁宽东的攻击和侮辱，认为要向弗盖门人的后代索取赔款。这番话引起了大家热烈的掌声，在场的人包括镇长和顾问都表示要到前线去。
这时，药剂师若斯·莱昂曲克提醒大家没有武器，也没将军指挥。镇长站出来指出，他优柔寡断、胆小如鼠。镇长宣布，这次战斗胜利后的荣誉将不低于罗马时代将军的荣誉。