Yollop by George Barr McCutcheon
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Counsel: "Armed with a loaded revolver?" Yollop: "Yes." Counsel: "You would say that he was big enough and strong enough to pull a trigger, wouldn't you?" Yollop: "I can't answer that question. I don't know how much strength it requires to pull a trigger." Counsel: "Ahem! At any rate, he looked as though he was strong enough to pull a trigger?" Yollop: "I dare say he could have pulled it." Counsel: "And yet you would have the jury believe that this big, strong, well-nourished man, permitted you--By the by, how much do you weigh, Mr. Yollop!" Yollop: "About 145 pounds, in my clothes." Counsel: "You are six feet tall, I should say?" Yollop: "Lacking a quarter of an inch." Counsel: "Ahem! As I was saying, this strong, desperate man, armed with a revolver, allowed you to walk across the room and strike him in the face, causing him to crumple up and fall to the floor as if struck by a--well, someone like Jack Dempsey. Isn't that so?" |
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