If you have me arrested I will do all I can to defend myself," was my answer.
I saw that he meant what he said, and I was busy trying to think how to defend myself.
Champcey, for your frankness, since it enables me to defend myself.
Compelled to plunge into the impenetrable gloom, without light or means to defend myself, I was truly in unenviable predicament.
But before me was only a death most terrible, and I had no means by which to defend myself.
If they would only utter a charge against me--I should at least be able to defend myself, and to find an answer.
One of them came almost up to my face; whereupon I rose in a fright, and drew out my hanger to defend myself.
It would give me a chance to defend myself, and that is just what I want, now I have the means to do so.
I am going to defend myself," I replied, as firmly as I could; but I was terribly agitated.
If arrested and tried, I should have the privilege of the meanest criminal to defend myself.
I still had hopes, and I did not count on being so soon called on to defend myself: I thought that when I had to speak, it would be as a friend, and not as an accused person.
But now you must see that I am bound to defend myself, and to do that I shall be obliged to summon you as a witness.
And if these conditions are not accepted without modifications, I am prepared to defend myself to the last.
Once this time had come, I finally had to defend myself.
I also might meet with an impartial judge, I also might find a jury reflecting an enlightened public opinion, and I also was resolved to defend myself.
His advice was that I should plead inability to defend myself while in prison, and ask for a postponement until after my release.
Then I dared to defend myself, which was a greater offence still; for his lordship had not only made up his mind that I was guilty, but resolved to play the part of prosecuting counsel.
I was fully resolved to defend myself, and especially to defend Flora.
Comyn held me even, and in truth I had much to do to defend myself.
He was at me in an instant, knocking me to the floor, so that the breath went out of me, and was pounding me vigorously ere I recovered from the shock and astonishment of it and began to defend myself.
I was not spared by public rumour, but I took no notice of it, for I did not think it necessary to defend myself.
He thanked me for doing so, and promised to see to it; but he advised me for the future to be on my guard and ready to defend myself in case I was attacked before he could place my enemies in a place where they could do me no harm.
You have no business to attack me, as I do not know how to defend myself.
As to the queen, I cannot tell you precisely whither she retires, but every day at sun-rise she goes to visit her paramour, after having executed her bloody vengeance upon me; and you see I am not in a condition to defend myself.
I never tried to defend myself when I was vilified on all hands.
I am not guilty of what you believe, but I shan't try to defend myself.
You charge me, deliberately, with being a scoundrel, and I defend myself as best I can.
Gone was all my languor as I seized a piece of driftwood and prepared to defend myself as well as I could.
Luckily for me there was a stout stick lying close at hand, and seizing this I began to defend myself.
And then I prepared to defend myself, or rather to defend the beautiful creature who depended upon me.
To attempt to fly was useless, and I knew that I could not hope to defend myself successfully; so, though I did not like their looks, I saw that my only chance of safety was to meet them in a friendly manner.
Their demonstrations were so hostile that I now began to repent that I had not made an attempt to defend myself; at the same time I felt that a contest with ten cunning savages would have been a very hopeless one.
Though I had my rifle at my back I could scarcely hope to defend myself and my companions.
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