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"A thousand pardons," M. Étienne cried to his encounterer, the possessor of years and gravity but of no great size, whom he had almost knocked down.

From Helmet of Navarre by Runkle, Bertha

My encounterer, with a shout to his single remaining comrade, made off down the lane.

From Helmet of Navarre by Runkle, Bertha