He inquired what position I held, and I said I was clerk of the Senate Committee on Conchology.

I was then ordered under arrest for contempt of court, and restrained of my liberty for the best part of the day.
I almost resolved to be silent thenceforward, and let the Government get along the best way it could.

But duty called, and I obeyed.

I called on the Secretary of the Treasury.

He said: "What will you have ?" The question threw me off my guard.