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I 'll go and tell the others about this ; it will raise him a good deal in their estimation -- and the public will follow their lead , of course . '' Privately , Aunt Patsy applauded too , and was proud of Angelo 's courage in the moral field as she was of Luigi 's in the field of honor . The boy Henry was troubled , but the boy Joe said , inaudibly , and gratefully , `` We 're all honky , after all ; and no postponement on account of the weather . '' By nine o'clock the town was humming with the news of the midnight duel , and there were but two opinions about it : one , that Luigi 's pluck in the field was most praiseworthy and Angelo 's flight most scandalous ; the other , that Angelo 's courage in flying the field for conscience ' sake was as fine and creditable as was Luigi 's in holding the field in the face of the bullets . The one opinion was held by half of the town , the other one was maintained by the other half . The division was clean and exact , and it made two parties , an Angelo party and a Luigi party . The twins had suddenly become popular idols along with Pudd ` nhead Wilson , and haloed with a glory as intense as his .