But a man who had had a university education could teach anything he liked; especially a man like Stelling, who had made a speech at a Mudport dinner on a political occasion, and had acquitted himself so well that it was generally remarked, this son-in-law of Timpson's was a sharp fellow.
"Even if a man has been acquitted by a jury, they'll talk, and nod and wink—and as far as the world goes, a man might often as well be guilty as not.
Now, my sweet Catherine, all our distresses are over; you are honourably acquitted, and we shall have a most delightful party.
They knew it; but as their father's sons they acquitted themselves.
Carlson was charged with stealing a Mercedes Benz, and after a long trial, the jury acquitted him.
