human
Not by a long shot!
gpt
Or, continued the judge,
human
exclaimed Ike.
gpt
That is, continued the judge,
human
No objection to that, then. Now, then, gentlemen, the defendant below set off slanderous words agin slanderous words she had used agin the plaintiff, and I let it in agin here, and Mr. Turtle objected. Gentlemen of the jury, Mr. Turtle _would_ object, of course--he is 'torney for plaintiff, but I tell you the set-off is _law_, and I agree with Squire Longbow, who let it in. It was right.
gpt
Now, then, gentlemen, slander is slander--you all know what slander is--as I said before, it is slander--it ain't refusing to pay one's debts--it ain't 'zactly takin' one's property--though character is a kinder property--it ain't stealin'--but--but--it is slander--if you lie 'bout me, 'tis slander--if I lie 'bout you, 'tis slander--if anybody lies 'bout anybody, 'tis slander--it don't matter _what_ anybody says 'bout anybody, if 'tis a lie, 'tis slander. You can now see, gentlemen of the jury, what slander is--how the law looks at slander--how it is laid down in the books. This action is for slander--and if I should examine all the books, and go inter the hull subject fully, you would not know any more 'bout slander, gentlemen, than you know 'bout slander now. Any objection to that, Mr. Turtle?
human
Now, then, continued the court,