_A FANCY SKETCH, COPIED FROM COBB._
["There are numerous instances of Members of the legal
profession having acquired habits of intemperance in
consequence of the facilities for procuring alcoholic drinks
in the building, and the difficulty of obtaining tea and
coffee."--_Cobb, on the Refreshment Bars of the Law Courts_.]
SCENE--_Apartment in the Chancery Division. Time, 2·15 P.M.
Judge, Bar, Solicitors, and Public discovered in a state
more easily imagined (by Mr. COBB) than described._
_Judge_ (_thickly_). What want t'know--what-do-next? (_Smiles._) Very
hot! Very hot indeed! [_Frowns._
_First Q.C._ (_rising unsteadily_). P'raps m'Lord let m'explain! Case
of _Brown_-versus-_Smith_, should say--course--_Smith_-versus-_Brown_.
(_Smiles._) Absurd! Can't-say-more! [_Sits down abruptly._
_Judge_ (_angrily_). Very irregular this! Commit--contempt--Court!
_Second Q.C._ (_leaning luxuriously on desk_). P'raps m'Lord let me
explain. Learned friend--drunk! [_Disappears under his seat._
_Judge_ (_angrily, to Second Q.C._) So you! so everybody! (_With
maudlin tenderness_.) Must respect Court! (_Savagely._) You are all
disgusting--disgustingly--'tosticated! Adjourn--morrow mornin'. Usher,
brandy sodah! [_Scene closes in--fortunately!_
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