Vladimir Nabokov. Una cuestión de honor
"No, not his plans, but how he intended to react," Gnushke corrected.
"... to react. To this, Mr. Berg replied that he agreed to fight and that he chose pistols. We have settled all the conditions: the combatants will be placed facing each other at twenty paces. Firing will be reg- ulated by a word of command. If nobody is dead after the first exchange, the duel may go on. And on. What else was there, Henry?"
"If it is impossible to procure real dueling pistols, then Browning automatics will be used," said Gnushke.
"Browning automatics. Having established this much, we asked Mr. Berg