Iimmediatelycalledonmyadvocate,andtoldhimoftherascal’sproposal;andhesaidIwasquiterighttorefusetohaveanydealingswithsuchafellow。HeaddedthatasIhadM。BonoasawitnessIoughttomakePossano’sadvocatepresenthisplea,andI
authorizedhimtotakeproceedingsinmyname。
Aclerkwasimmediatelysenttothecriminallieutenant,prayinghimtocommandtheadvocatetobringbeforehim,inthreedays,thepleaofoneAnami,aliasPogomas,aliasPossano,thesaidpleabeingagainstJacquesCasanova,commonlycalledtheChevalierdeSeingalt。
Thisdocument,towhichIaffixedmysignature,waslaidbeforethecriminallieutenant。
Ididnotcareforthethreedays’delay,butmycounseltoldmeitwasalwaysgiven,andthatImustmakeupmymindtosubmittoallthevexationIshouldbeobligedtoundergo,evenifwewerewhollysuccessful。