"your Honor", says Spencer, QC, " your Honor, I would wish to return the pocketbook, belonging to this officer", he says, whilst at the same time offering it to a court usher, so that it could be handed to DS Higham, in the witness box...
"Yes", cackles Hunt...
Continues, Spencer QC, with clockwork precision, " Officer", he says, "Officer, I return your pocketbook", says he, " whilst at the same time, since there is no obvious mystery in this, providing you can, as it were, answer one or two questions, may I say that the contents of the retyped pages 5 - 6, are recorded in the pages of your pocketbook" says he. To which, DS Higham, retorts, "thank you", he starts to blurt out, " thank you, very much", he said...
Spencer, QC, interjecting spontaneously, with "well", he says, " I think you may have thanked me too soon", says he...