Witness. He went for some rum-shrub.
Q. C. (proud of his acquaintance with slang, and with a knowing look towards the Junior Bar). It was a very “rum plant” the prisoner was engaged on.
[Shrieks of laughter, during which the Court rose, being too convulsed to transact any further business.
NOTHING LIKE LOGIC
(An echo of the Tichborne case)
Orton Demonstrator. “I don’ care whether he’s Orton or Tishbo’n or Cashtr’ or who he is, bu’ I don’ like t’ see a po’r man kep’ out of ’s prop’ty!!”
Second Orton Demonstrator. “Jesh sho!”
[They retire to refresh.