"Yes?"
"This angered him, and he struck at me."
"And what then?"
"I dodged the blow, and struck back."
"He didn't dodge the blow, I suppose?"
"It appears not by his appearance."
There was laughter in court at this reply, which was instantly suppressed.
"And what followed then?"
"What usually follows in such a case. Each tried to get at the other. I suppose my arm was the stronger or the longer. At any rate, when he found himself on his back he began to bellow for help."
"So that you wish us to believe that in a stand-up fight between a soldier and a civilian the soldier got the worst of it?"