I am a lawyer, pleading a case--the case of M.de Vilmorin.

It is for his assassination that I have come to beg the King's justice." "But you yourself have said that it was a duel!" cried the Lieutenant, between anger and bewilderment.
"I have said that it was made to appear a duel.

There is a distinction, as I shall show, if you will condescend to hear me out." "Take your own time, sir!" said the ironical M.de Lesdiguieres, whose tenure of office had never yet held anything that remotely resembled this experience.
Andre-Louis took him literally.

"I thank you, sir," he answered, solemnly, and submitted his argument.

"It can be shown that M.de Vilmorin never practised fencing in all his life, and it is notorious that M.de La Tour d'Azyr is an exceptional swordsman.