thought proper to strike me; I demanded ⟨satisfaction⟩ which he refusing contemptuously, I ⟨took⟩ a second, and attacked him in the open street. We fought; and I had the good fortune to wound ⟨him⟩ in the hand and arm.
This affair was much talked of; and Doctor Kowalewski, our Professor, making a complaint ⟨to⟩ the university, I was sentenced to three hours ⟨confinement⟩, but M. Warschaw, my grand-father, ⟨pleased⟩ with my spirit, took me out of the house; ⟨and⟩ placed me, as a boarder, with professor Chris(illegible text)nni, There, for the first time, I began to enjoy ⟨entire⟩ liberty.
Three days after, a professed bully forced me in ⟨a⟩ manner to fight: I wounded him in the hip.
These successes so puffed me up, that I ⟨appeared⟩ in public, with a sword of enormous length, and ⟨all⟩ the appendages of a prize-fighter.
I should certainly have become a duellist, if the ⟨goodness⟩ of my heart, and my misfortunes, had ⟨not⟩ soon after brought me to reason. A fortnight ⟨had⟩ scarcely elapsed from my last quarrel, before ⟨I⟩ had another with one of my friends, a Lieutenant of the garrison, whom I insulted. We fought ⟨and⟩ I wounded him in two places.
Duelling, among the students, was not punished ⟨at⟩ this period; it was looked upon as an honour to (illegible text)nd a challenge.
In November 1742, Baron Lottum, the King's ⟨Adjutant⟩ General, a relation of my mother, was (illegible text)t by his Majesty to Koenigsbergh. He dined at ⟨my⟩ grand-father's, chatted a good deal with me, ⟨and⟩ after having sounded me by a variety of questions, asked me if I should not be tempted to serve ⟨my⟩ country, as my ancestors had always done; ⟨adding⟩, that in the army I should find more ⟨convenient⟩ opportunities of giving challenges, thanat
