Laura rose to her feet and, trembling with nervousness, stuttered forth her prose.

It appears, however, that he stuttered forth something like this:-

So violent was his agitation that the poor wretch stuttered forth words that the judge could not understand.

Squills was now fast sinking into coma or stupefaction; but catching at a straw as he heard the word "Crusades," he stuttered forth, "Ah!