Ten Duel Commandments

[LAURENS]

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9!

It's the ten duel commandments!

[COMPANY]

The ten duel commandments!

[COMPANY]

Number one!

[LAURENS]

The challenge, demand satisfaction. If they apologise, no need for further action!

[COMPANY]

Number two!

[LAURENS]

If they don't grab a friend. That's your second.

[HAMILTON]

Your Lieutenant, when there's reckoning to be reckoned.

[COMPANY]

Number three!

[LEE]

Have your seconds meet face to face!

[BURR]

Negotiate a peace.

[HAMILTON]

Or negotiate a time and place!

[BURR]

This is commonplace specially 'tween recruits.

[COMPANY]

Most disputes die and no one shoots! Number four!

[LAURENS]

If they don't reach a peace, that's alright! Time to get some pistols and a doctor on-site.

[HAMILTON]

You pay him in advance, you treat him with civility.

[BURR]

You have him turn around so he can have deniability.

[COMPANY]

Five!

[LEE]

Duel before the sun is in the sky!

[COMPANY]

Pick a place to die where it's high and dry. Number six!

[HAMILTON]

Leave a note for your next of kin, tell 'em where you've been, pray that hell or heaven let's you in.

[COMPANY]

Seven!

[LEE]

Confess your sins, ready for the moment of adrenaline when you finally face your opponent!

[COMPANY]

Number eight!

[BURR]

Your last chance to negotiate. Send in your seconds, see if they can set the record straight!

"Alexander!"

[HAMILTON]

"Aaron Burr, sir!"

[BURR]

"Do you agree that duels are dumb and immature?"

[HAMILTON]

"Sure, but your man has to answer for his words, Burr."

[BURR]

"With his life, we both know that's absurd, sir!"

[HAMILTON]

"Hang on! How many men died because Lee was inexperienced and ruinous?"

[BURR]

"Ok, so we're doing this..."

[COMPANY]

Number nine!

[HAMILTON]

Look 'em in the eye, aim no higher. Summon all the courage you require, then count!

[COMPANY]

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9!

Number ten paces, fire!

*John Laurens shoots Charles Lee*