The stinging retort of the Irish advocate Curran is recalled.
At the close of his celebrated encounter with one of the most
overbearing of English judges, the latter insultingly remarked
to the somewhat diminutive advocate: "I could put you in my pocket,
sir." To which, with the quickness of a lightning flash, Curran
retorted: "If you did, Your Lordship would have more law in
your pocket _than you ever had in your head!"_
Fiercely indignant, the judge replied: "Another word, and I
will commit you, sir." To which Curran fearlessly retorted: "Do,
and it will be the best thing Your Lordship _has committed this
term!"_