"Did he extract the teeth one after the other?"
"No, all together."
"Had your husband a license to practise as a dentist?"
"Not that I know of. One day he said to me: 'I will allow you a dollar a day. Bring me the accounts every week; and if ever I find a cent missing, I will knock your teeth out.'"
"Did he find any deficit in your accounts?"
"One Saturday night I could not balance the books. I was thirteen cents short. Without a word, my husband struck me in the mouth. Six of my teeth were knocked out; I swallowed two."
"Have you the other four in court?"
"Yes, sir."
And so forth.
The divorce was granted.