"I'm sorry, gentlemen, I don't know exactly what it is. Youll have to ask Miss Francis that. But—"
Senator Jones interrupted me. "You mean to say you applied a chemical to someone's lawn, a piece of valuable property, without knowing its contents?" he asked sternly.
"Well, Senator——" I began.
"Do you habitually act in this irresponsible manner?"
"Senator, I——"
"Don't you understand, sir, that consequences necessarily follow actions? What sort of world would this be if everyone rushed around blindly using things of whose nature they were completely unaware?"
"Don't mumble," warned Judge Robinson.
I began to feel very low indeed and could only say haltingly, "I acted in good faith, gentlemen," when Mr Miller kindly recommended that I be excused since I had evidently given all the information at my command.
"Subject to recall," growled Attorney General Smith.
"Oh, certainly, sir, certainly," agreed Mr Miller, and I was thankfully released from my ordeal.