He turned with a shrug, and sauntered over to the window.
"It would need a court of honour to decide such an issue.

And we have no courts of honour," he said.
"But we have courts of justice." With returning testiness the seigneur swung round to face him again.
"And what court of justice, do you think, would listen to such a plea as you appear to have in mind ?" "There is the court of the King's Lieutenant at Rennes." "And do you think the King's Lieutenant would listen to you ?" "Not to me, perhaps, Monsieur.

But if you were to bring the plaint..." "I bring the plaint ?" M.de Kercadiou's pale eyes were wide with horror of the suggestion.
"The thing happened here on your domain." "I bring a plaint against M.de La Tour d'Azyr! You are out of your senses, I think.

Oh, you are mad; as mad as that poor friend of yours who has come to this end through meddling in what did not concern him.
The language he used here to M.le Marquis on the score of Mabey was of the most offensive.

Perhaps you didn't know that.