16/28 I blot Monday night from my mind. I have no alternative, being on the jury which has to arrive at a just verdict. Now, if Fred Elkin were here, he would foam at the mouth." "Happily, Fred Elkin is _not_ here." "Ah, I am glad, glad, to hear you say that. You don't like him ?" "I detest him." "He makes out, to put it mildly, that you are great friends." "You will oblige me by contradicting the statement. |