to fetch a chair. There was no fulfillment of the magistrate’s obvious expectation that his importance would be ceremoniously acknowledged.
A metaphysical discussion ensued. The guest blundered through misinterpretations of the scriptures. As his accuracy sank, his ire rose.
“Do you know that I stood first in the M. A. examination?” Reason had forsaken him, but he could still shout.
“Mr. Magistrate, you forget that this is not your courtroom,
to fetch a chair. There was no fulfillment of the magistrate’s obvious expectation that his importance would be ceremoniously acknowledged.
A metaphysical discussion ensued. The guest blundered through misinterpretations of the scriptures. As his accuracy sank, his ire rose.
“Do you know that I stood first in the M. A. examination?” Reason had forsaken him, but he could still shout.
“Mr. Magistrate, you forget that this is not your courtroom,