\"Don’tyoutalktomelikethat,SimRobinson——Iwon’thaveit。HowdoIknow,indeed!Howdoyouknowwhatyouknow?Becausesomebodytoldyou。Youdidn’tinventitoutofyourownhead,didyou?Why,thesetwinsarethetruthfulestpeopleintheworld;andIdon’tthinkitbecomesyoutositupthereandthrowslursatthemwhentheyhaven’tbeendoinganythingtoyou。Andtheyareorphansbesides——bothofthem。
All——\"
ButAuntBetsywasupagainnow,andbotholdladiesweretalkingatonceandwithalltheirmight;butasthehousewaswelteringinastormoflaughter,andthejudgewashammeringhisdeskwithanironpaper-weight,onecouldonlyseethemtalk,nothearthem。Atlast,whenquietwasrestored,thecourtsaid:
\"Lettheladiesretire。\"
\"But,yourhonor,Ihavetheright,intheinterestofmyclients,——tocross-exam——\"