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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain: "But I was going to--"
"Please take your seat, Mr. Richards. We must examine the rest of
these notes--simple fairness to the men who have already been
exposed requires this. As soon as that has been done--I give you my
word for this--you shall he heard."
Many voices. "Right!--the Chair is right--no interruption can be
permitted at this stage! Go on!--the names! the names!--according
to the terms of the motion!"
The old couple sat reluctantly down, and the husband whispered to
the wife, "It is pitifully hard to have to wait; the shame will be
greater than ever when they find we were only going to plead for
The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg | 
