6/19 Excuse me, Mrs.Presty, I didn't intend to produce that impression on you." "What impression, Mr.Sarrazin ?" "You look as if you thought there was some excuse for the judge." "That's exactly what I do think." "You find an excuse for him ?" "I do." "What is it, ma'am ?" "Constitutional infirmity, sir." "May I ask of what nature ?" "You may. Gout." Mr.Sarrazin thought he understood her at last. "You know the Lord President," he said. "No, Mr.Sarrazin, I don't get at it in that way. I merely consult my experience of another official person of high rank, and apply it to the Lord President. |