human
Appear in person? A lady appear in person? Never heard of such a thing! Does the lady really appear in person?
gpt
Is this the lady?
human
I am the respondent, my lord, Mrs. Besant.
gpt
Then I advise you, Mrs. Besant, to employ counsel to represent you, if you can afford it; and I suppose you can.
human
With all submission to your lordship, I am afraid I must claim my right of arguing my case in person.
gpt
You will do so if you please, of course, but I think you had much better appear by counsel. I give you notice that, if you do not, you must not expect to be shown any consideration. You will not be heard by me at any greater length than the case requires, nor allowed to go into irrelevant matter, as persons who argue their own cases usually do.
human
I trust I shall not do so, my lord; but in any case I shall be arguing under your lordship's complete control.
gpt
and
human
Mr. Bardswell implored the judge to consider that my custody of her