Yollop by George Barr McCutcheon
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Yollop: "He did."
The Court: "Motion overruled. Proceed." Counsel: "Exception. Now, Mr.--" Child in the front row, still gazing intently at a very baldheaded man on the opposite side of the aisle: "I want my daddy! I want--" The Court: "You must remove that child from the court room, madam. Officer, see that that child is removed. Remove all of them. You may remain here, madam, if you choose to do so, but the court cannot allow this trial to be--" The Woman in the front row: "Please, your honor, if you will let me keep them here I'll promise to--" The Court: "Officer, remove those children at once." The Woman: "And what's more, he tells a dirty lie when he says--" The Court: "Silence! You will have to leave the room also, madam. This is outrageous. Officer!" The State, magnanimously: "May it please the court, the State has not the slightest objection to the lady and her children remaining in the court room, provided they do not interrupt these proceedings again." The Court, melting a little: "Do you think you can keep those |
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