Having thus thrown down his gauntlet, the musicians played a dead march,

and there was certainly something wild and fearful in the association
produced by these strains of death and the fatality of encountering
him
Having thus thrown down his gauntlet, the musicians played a dead march,
and there was certainly something wild and fearful in the association
produced by these strains of death and the fatality of encountering
him. This challenge he repeated at the same place and hour during three
successive days, after which he calmly awaited the result.