Clouds of Witness

"...Perhaps you didn't say much about him, mother, but Gerald said lots - dreadful things!"
"Yes," said the Duchess, "he said what he thought. The present generation does, you know. To the uninitiated, I admit, dear, it…

A man was taken to the Zoo and shown the giraffe. After gazing at it a little in silence: 'I don't believe it,'he said.

I say, I don't think the human frame is very thoughtfully constructed for this sleuthhound business. If one could go on all fours, or had eyes in one's knees, it would be a lot more practical. "What luck! Here's a deep,…