"Strike it from the record," snapped Hamilton.
"It stands at 'none whatever,'" said Kingman.
The secretary nodded.
"Since absolutely no attention was paid to the terms of the contract, doesn't that imply that a certain ignorance of the terms might prevail?"
"Objection!" shouted Tinken. "Counsel's question implies legal carelessness on the part of his opponent."
"How can you be aware of the ramifications of a contract that you do not read?" stormed Kingman.
"Objection overruled."
"May I take exception?" requested Tinken.
"Exception noted. Counsel, will you rephrase your question so that no lack of foresight is implied?"
"Certainly," smiled Kingman. "How were you certain that you were within your rights?"