88. An opening may be offered or procured by opposition, as in the _press_ or _beat_. 89. In fencing exercises every feint should at first be parried. When the defense is able to judge or divine the character of the attack the feint is not necessarily parried, but may be nullified by a counter feint. 90. A _counter feint_ is a feint following the opponent's feint or following a parry of his attack and generally occurs in combined movements. COMBINED MOVEMENTS. 91. When the men have become thoroughly familiar with the various foot movements, parries, guards, attacks, feints, etc., the instructor combines several of them and gives the commands in quick succession, increasing the rapidity and number of movements as the men become more skillful. Opponents will be changed frequently. 1. Example: Being at the _engage_, 1. _Number one, by disengagement_ at chest, _thrust_; 2. _Number two, parry left, right step_ (left foot first), and _lunge_; 3. _ASSAULT_. 2. Example: Being at _engage left_, _Number one, press_ and _lunge_; 2. _Number two, parry right, left step_, and _thrust_; 3. _ASSAULT_. 3. Example: Being at the _engage_, _Number one, by disengagement_ at chest, _thrust_; 2. _Number two, parry left, front pass_, and at head _butt strike_; 3. _Number one, right step_; 4. _ASSAULT_. 92. Examples 1 and 2 are typical of movements known as _cross counters_, and example No. 3 of movements known as _close counters_. 93. A _chancery_ is an attack by means of which the opponent is disarmed, which causes him to lose control of his rifle, or which disables his weapon. 94. When the different combinations are executed with sufficient skill the instructor will devise series of movements to be memorized and executed at the command _assault_. The accuracy and celerity of the movements will be carefully watched by the instructor, with a view to the correction of faulty execution. 95. It is not intended to restrict the number of movements, but to leave to the discretion of company commanders and the ingenuity of instructors the selection of such other exercises as accord with the object of the drill. VII. FENCING AT WILL. 96. As satisfactory progress is made the instructor will proceed to the exercises at will, by which is meant assaults between two men, each endeavoring to hit the other and to avoid being hit himself. Fencing at will should not be allowed to degenerate into random attacks and defenses. 97. The instructor can supervise but one pair of combatants at a time. Frequent changes should be made so that the men may learn different methods of attack and defense from each other. 98. The contest should begin with simple, careful movements, with a view to forming a correct opinion of the adversary; afterwards everything will depend on coolness, rapid and correct execution of the movements and quick perception of the adversary's intentions.