Mr. Justice Manifest: I was sure you would be; and your verdict is?
The Foreman: We find unhesitatingly for the plaintiff.
Mr. Justice Manifest (with withering sarcasm): Oh, do you? Then may I ask at what you fix the damages?
The Foreman (after a brief consultation with the other jurors): At £2,000, my lord.
Mr. Justice Manifest: I have no hesitation in overruling the decision of the jury, and have much pleasure in deciding that the court finds for the defendant with costs.
The Village Pet.
Around their panting captain
The village clubmen stand;
A presentation “pot” he bears