Now the judge's whole position in society and even his income depends on his keeping up the theory that the law is infallible.

Whatever you and I as private individuals may do, a judge has only one course open to him.
He must take the view that the law takes.

That's why I say that it's quite natural for Sir Gilbert to go and stop with his niece and kiss her, though, as I said before, it was really she who kissed him.

If he didn't, he'd be admitting publicly that the law was wrong, and he can't do that without giving himself and his whole position away hopelessly." "It doesn't strike me as a bit natural," said the Major.

"In fact, it's quite impossible.