“Very ingenious,” smiled Jeremy. “But we’ve been over that before, have n’t we?”
“Not ingenious. Simple fairness. Is n’t it?”
“Maybe it is.”
“Then—”
“Then it’s quite plain that we can’t take your ads. In other words, Judge Dana, you can’t buy our editorial opinions.”
“See, now, how you divert my meaning,” reproached the lawyer. “I’ve distinctly said that all we expected in The Guardian is neutrality.”
“You can’t buy our silence, either,”
“What’ll you take for The Guardian?” asked the lawyer abruptly.
“The Guardian’s not for sale.”
“It will be before the year’s end.”