— A witty provincial clerk notes the words of the lawyers. Candide has copied on the last page of his notebook:

— Acquit this woman, gentlemen of the jury She will give you children.

— She is a country girl, like most of you, gentlemen of the jury…

— My client claims that he never used a knife. He had a horror of firearms.

— The car emerged from a side road, like a snail emerging from its shell…

— The worker slid on all fours along the roof, his hind feet slipped the unfortunate fell into the void.

— At the end of these conclusions, I see looming, like a poisoned dagger emerging from a bouquet of flowers, the dark articulation of my adversary.

— My client had acquired some bad habits: he went every day to a brothel, well known to the court.