| Title | : | Léon Gambetta |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Charles F. Horne |
| Release | : | 2024-07-01 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Biographies & Memoirs, Books |
| Size | : | 484543 |
| Gambetta's first public speech was delivered in 1861, in defence of the Marquis Le Guillois, a nobleman of facetious humor, who edited a comic newspaper called Le Hanneton. He was seized with unexpected nervousness as he began, but before he had stammered out a dozen sentences he was stopped by the presiding judge, who told him mildly that no big words were required in a cause which only involved a fine of 100 francs—”all the less so,” added he, “as your client is acquitted.” |
