COUNSEL was cross-examining a witness in an important case. He asked:—"And so on October. 20 you called upon Mrs. Smith. Now what did she say?"
"I object to the question, my lord," ins terrupted opposing counsel.
Then ensued an hour's fierce argument between counsel, and in the end the Judge allowed the question, "And, as I was saying," continued counsel, triumphantly, "you called upon Mrs. Smith, Now, what did she say "Nothing—she was out," vas the reply.
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