"Then, having recovered his sword and found that it was unhurt he said 'May I look at yours?' Stephen passed it; Davidge turned it about and weight it and looked closely at its guard and grip. 'A spring quillon?' he asked.
"'Just so. I catch my opponent's blade here; the whole thing is a matter of timing and leverage.'" --Patrick O'Brian, The Letter of Marque, 185
"Then, having recovered his sword and found that it was unhurt he said 'May I look at yours?' Stephen passed it; Davidge turned it about and weight it and looked closely at its guard and grip. 'A spring quillon?' he asked.
"'Just so. I catch my opponent's blade here; the whole thing is a matter of timing and leverage.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Letter of Marque, 185