Now you just begin all over again, my man," said he, turning to Gedge, "and remember that anything you say here will be used against you at your trial." Gedge laughed--I must admit, with some justification.
"You forget, Sir Anthony, I'm not a criminal and you're not a policeman." "I'm the Mayor to this town, sir," cried Sir Anthony.

"I'm also a Justice of the Peace." "And I'm a law-abiding citizen," retorted Gedge.
"You're an infernal socialistic pro-German," exclaimed Sir Anthony.
"Prove it.

I only ask you to prove it.

No matter what my private opinions may be, you just try to bring me up under the Defence of the Realm Act, and you'll find you can't touch me." I held out a hand.

"Forgive me for interrupting," said I, "but what is all this discussion about ?" Gedge crossed one leg over the other and drew his beard through his fingers.