GR translation: With a high slash that Bladdery tries to parry in third

[David Ewers]

Maybe this (lifted from the wikipedia glossary of fencing):

Tierce
Parry #3; blade up and to the outside, wrist pronated. The point is significantly higher than the hand. Covers the outside high line. This is the basic en garde position in sabre.

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On Aug 17, 2015, at 2:53 PM Jolly good day we are having, Mike Jing wrote:

> V597.11-17   Krypton stashes Slothrop in a garbage bin and goes looking for Seaman Bodine. After a number of short, glittering feints, Purfle dodges in, quick as a fighting-cock. With a high slash that Bladdery tries to parry in third, Purfle rips through the Commando’s blouse and draws blood. But when he goes to jump back, it seems thoughtful Bladdery has brought his combat boot down on the American’s low dress shoe, nailing him where he stands.
> 
> What exactly is "to parry in third"?

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