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 this is a clear unmuddied case—

A clear unmuddied case! If ever stream Of pure judicial reasoning bore down More silt and wreckage of the heart's unease Than this thin rill! But let the sarcasm stand; It serves at least to thrust me on the cause Full running, in a careless jogging start, Ahead of fox and beagles, horn uplift, Toot-tootling at full breath, as one who knows Before the hunt's up where the brush will fall.

My Lords, this is a clear unmuddied case. The plaintiff is a lady of the Court,