Mr. Wenham continued with the same fluent oratory, which in his place in Parliament he had so often practised--"I sat for an hour or more by Lord Steyne's bedside, beseeching, imploring Lord Steyne to forego his intention of demanding a meeting. 
Mr. Wenham continued fluently: "I sat for an hour by Lord Steyne's bedside, imploring him not to demand a duel. 