“Yes.”
“If it should be shown that this defendant is also a Harvard graduate, would that fact serve to prejudice you in his favour?”
“Certainly not,” said Sampson, warmly. This was too much!
“What is your business, Mr. Sampson?”
“I am connected with the Sampson Steamship and Navigation Company.”
“In what capacity?”
“I am its president.”
“You are, I believe, the son of the late Peter Stuyvesant Sampson, founder of the company?”
“I am.”
“The only son?”