The Soft Answer .
A long-winded lawyer had been talking for so long that the magistrate eventually made no attempt to conceal a yawn. With some sarcasm, the lawyer said: “I sincerely trust that I am not unduly trespassing on the time of this court?” “There is some difference,” came the reply, “between trespassing on time and encroaching on eternity.”
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 5, 29 June 1949, Page 4
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59The Soft Answer. Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 5, 29 June 1949, Page 4
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