Mogomisr: I am always careful to obey the
another, regulations even when they conjradidt one, Clerk: What is your husband's full name? Woman: I don't know, sir."He never tells me anything.
Solicitor at Highgate: Did you acknowledge the letter?
Woman: Yes, I put it back in the pillar box without opening it.
Woman at Highgate: My husband said: "I am going never to return." Then he pope back again, and added, "Until supper time?"
Policeman at Highgate: When told he would be summoned, defendant said: "I don't care if you summon me 1,000 times; I am expecting a gift of money.
Defendant at Tottenham: May I have time to pay, your worship? My wife has just had a baby, and things aren't looking too cheerful.
The Chairman: I hope the baby is looking cheerful You can have four weeks.
Defendant: This is the first time I have been in a police court, and I hope it will be the last.
Magistrate: Haven't you enjoyed yourself here this morning?
Defendant: I prefer less expensive pleasures.
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