SHARP THRUST.
In France, too, it appears that lawyers have the reputation of juggling with words. A French lawyer was put into the witness-box where he gave his testimony in a very halting and confused manner. The president of the court suddenly interrupted him. • Maitre X.,’ said he, • forget vour profession for a moment, and tell us the truth.’
Mrs Morris Park : Mr Rives is out a great deal at night, isn’t lie ! My husliand always spends his evenings at home. Mrs Riverside Rives : How kind of him ! But then, you see, Riverside and I have such perfect confidence in each other.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue X, 5 March 1898, Page 303
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102SHARP THRUST. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue X, 5 March 1898, Page 303
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