"And marriage certificates?" asked Clarice.
"Ah!" I said, "that's the strange thing. Nothing may be implied really, but it is significant that they print them in——"
"Purple?" said Clarice eagerly.
"Verdant green," I said.
THE NEW SHYLOCK.
Mr. Redmond. "LOOK HERE, I UNDERSTOOD YOU WERE TO GET ME MY FULL POUND OF FLESH!"
Mr. Asquith (his counsel). "YES, YES, I KNOW: BUT IT RATHER LOOKS NOW AS IF WE MIGHT HAVE TO SETTLE FOR THREE-QUARTERS."