His Lordship—It is no good saying that over and over again. He -|says you asked him four or five times.
Defendant—That is absolutely untrue.
His Lordship—And he says that what you say is absolutely untrue, 1 shall have to find some means of discovering which of you is approximating to the truth.
Defendant—It was just an ordinary afternoon's outing.
His Lordship—Plaintiff swears it was not. I do not know which of you is telling the truth. He says everything you say is a lie. You say everything he says is a lie, That, is the position, shortly.
Mr. Davies pointed out that if, as defendant had said, he was not ion particularly friendly terms wit's plaintiff, it was extremely unlikely that he would let him have the use. fof his houseboat free for an afternoon jaunt for himself and his friends, and all for nothing.
His Lordship finally adjourned the case until Saturday, and told the parties to bring letters and any other evidence they might have.
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