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"In the complaint-book, which I hold in my hand," returned Demosthenes, putting a pebble in his mouth so that he might enunciate more clearly. A frown ruffled the serenity of Doctor Johnson's brow. "In the complaint-book, eh?" he said, slowly. "I thought house committees were not expected to pay any attention to complaints in complaint-books. I never heard of its being done before."
"Well, I can't say that I have either," replied Demosthenes, chewing thoughtfully on the pebble, "but I suppose complaint-books are the places for complaints. You don't expect people to write serial stories or dialect poems in them, do you?" "That isn't the point, as the man said to the assassin who tried to stab him with the hilt of his dagger," retorted Doctor Johnson, with some asperity.
"Of course, complaint-books are for the reception of complaints nobody disputes that. What I want to have determined is whether it is necessary or proper for the complaints to go further." "I fancy we have a legal right to take the matter up," said Blackstone, wearily; "though I don't know of any precedent for such action.
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