The Duel of Dr Hirsch

ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE

About the story.

A public accusation threatens a celebrated French intellectual, and talk of honor soon turns toward the possibility of a duel. Supporters and opponents alike seem certain they understand the kind of man at the center of the affair.

Father Brown listens to an argument in which reputation has begun doing the work of evidence. The excitement of a public quarrel may conceal questions that quieter observation could make much harder to avoid.