When a man makes a feint on you and you foresee his intention, do not
answer it, but wait and parry his last movement. When acting on this
principle, take care he does not make a direct attack, for should he do
so, you will be too late, as his arm would be straight before you have
moved.
If you answer a feint, form your first guard as lightly and as correctly
as possible, so that you have time to make a second one.
By not forming the first correctly, your adversary, taking advantage of
your fault, would be able to hit you when otherwise he could not. The
hits shown in Plates V., VI., and VII. are got through this cause.
When you are in doubt about his intentions, step back out of distance on
his first movement.
When a man will not answer your feints, make them with greater energy
and rapidity, and thus force him to do so.