Well，evenso；hewouldhaveacompetitionoftestimonybeforehim：
heknewClausel，heknewme，andIwassurehewoulddecideforhonour。AtthesametimetheimageofFlorashotupinmymind”seyewithsucharadiancyasfairlyoverwhelmedallotherconsiderations；thebloodsprangtoeverycornerofmybody，andI
vowedIwouldseeandwinher，ifitcostmyneck。”Veryannoying，nodoubt”saidI，asIreturnedthepapertoMr。
Romaine。”Isannoyingyourwordforit？”saidhe。”Exasperating，ifyoulike”Iadmitted。”Andtrue？”heinquired。”Well，trueinasense”saidI。”ButperhapsIhadbetteranswerthatquestionbyputtingyouinpossessionofthefacts？””Ithinkso，indeed”saidhe。
Inarratedtohimasmuchasseemednecessaryofthequarrel，theduel，thedeathofGoguelat，andthecharacterofClausel。Heheardmethroughinaforbiddingsilence，nordidheatallbetraythenatureofhissentiments，exceptthat，attheepisodeofthescissors，Icouldobservehismulberryfacetoturnthreeshadespaler。”IsupposeImaybelieveyou？”saidhe，whenIhaddone。”Orelseconcludethisinterview”saidI。”Canyounotunderstandthatweareherediscussingmattersofthegravestimport？CanyounotunderstandthatIfeelmyselfweighedwithaloadofresponsibilityonyouraccount-thatyoushouldtakethisoccasiontoairyourfire-eatingmannersagainstyourownattorney？Thereareserioushoursinlife，Mr。Anne”hesaidseverely。”Acapitalcharge，andthatofaverybrutalcharacterandwithsingularlyunpleasantdetails；thepresenceofthemanClausel，whoaccordingtoyouraccountofitisactuatedbysentimentsofrealmalignity，andpreparedtoswearblackwhite；