rencounter

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After this rencounter, I proceeded more carefully until I reached the cabin in the clearing.

From Trusia A Princess of Krovitch by Brinton, Davis

We passed on without further rencounter till on the Quai des Oiseleurs we espied a young damsel striding along with a notable air of resolution.

From The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country by Allinson, A. R. (Alfred Richard)

Naught, from the evening of the rencounter, had we heard or seen of Ludolf.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. by

First, there was the old and ever present cause of solicitude in relation to his own origin, the doubtful nature of which had been the remote cause of the unhappy rencounter of the morning.

From The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion by Caruthers, William A. (Alexander)

Your friendship for my mother, I am well assured, will induce you to acquaint her with this rencounter: I do not wish it to be concealed.

From The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I by Reeve, Sophia