"Oh, indeed, sir, pray who is the original author?"
"The Griffin."
"Kindly stop talking nonsense, sir; it is bad enough to have to suffer it from an over-imaginative child, from a grown-up person it is intolerable. Do you suppose we are going to have the Griffin brought into Court in addition to the Lion?"
"I hope so."
"Indeed, indeed, sir, why do you hope so?"
"Well, judging from the Griffin's characteristics we have heard so well described this afternoon, he must be feeling green with envy that he has not received a summons here."
"You are pleased to joke, sir, and you are attempting to be elusive, but you will not slip through the fine meshes of evidence woven by the law in that way. Kindly examine that paper!"
Small piece of dirty paper passed to witness—
Witness smiles.
"Is that your handwriting, sir?"