″I know,″ the agent conceded meekly. ″Children,″ declared the judge, ″are our natural enemies.
But for them, mankind would have been completely in our power long ago.
Adults are far easier to turn into timesavers. That's why one of our most sacred commandments states, ″Leave the children till last.″
Are you familiar with that commandment, Defendant?″
″Yes indeed, Your Honour,″ said the agent, puffing hard at his cigar.
It was a peculiar fact that, despite the solemnity of the occasion, all present - judges, defendant and spectators - were smoking incessantly.
″And yet,″ the judge retorted, ″we have incontrovertible proof that one of us - I repeat, one of us -
not only got into conversation with a child but betrayed us. Do you happen to know who that certain person was?″
Agent No. BLW/553/c wilted still more. ″It was me, Your Honour.″ ″And why did you break our most sacred commandment?″
Because the child in question has been seriously impeding our work by turning people against us.
I had the interests of the Timesaving Bank at heart. My intentions were of the best.″
Your intentions don't concern us,the judge said icily.
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