A LADYS AGE.
In an English libel case reported in the London Daily N'eios, the plaintiff being on the stage, the following passage occurred : How old is Lady Gam bier? —I am afraid she would not like that question put to her. The Lord Chief Justice— That is the very reason why it is put now. —Then I will not answer it. Is she older or younger than you ?—Much older.
The Solicitor-General—How old are you ? —I do not choose to answer. lam afraid I must ask. Arc you 70 ? Make me 100, if you please, but I am not going to answer. (A laugh.) I would make you 20 years younger if I could. I will tell you my age if you like.— I flon’t want to know. (Laughter.) I really must ask your age —The English law, does not force me, I believe, to answer such a question. (Loud laughter.) Is your aunt about 80 ?—She may be. In answer to a suggestion that she should write down her age and hand it to the jury, who alone would see it, she said she would rather not; and at length the question was not further pressed.
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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2302, 22 September 1870, Page 2
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198A LADYS AGE. Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2302, 22 September 1870, Page 2
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