Also, in this case, the plaintiff's action would be absolutely put an end to by any such decision, seeing that the signature of Jonathan Meeson and the attesting witnesses to the will could not, of course, be recognised in their tattooed form, and there is no other living person who could depose under what circumstances the signature came to be there.

I submit that the objection should be overruled." "This," said his Lordship, in giving his decision "is a very curious point, and one which, when first raised by the learned Attorney-General, struck me with some force; but, on considering it and hearing Mr.Short, I am convinced that it is an objection that cannot be supported" (here Eustace gave a sigh of relief).

"It is argued on the part of the defendant that Miss Smithers is, for the purposes of this case a document, a document, and nothing but a document, and as such that her mouth is shut.

Now, I think that the learned Attorney-General cannot have thought this matter out when he came to that conclusion.

What are the circumstances?
A will is supposed to have been tattooed upon this lady's skin; but is the skin the whole person?
Does not the intelligence remain, and the individuality?
I think that I can put what I mean more clearly by means of an illustration.