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One of the ladies referred to testified as follows:
"Can you identify that diamond?"
"I am quite sure that it is mine:"
"How do you know?"
"It looks exactly like it."
"But may it not be a similar one and not your own?"
"No; it is mine."
"But how? It has no marks."
"I don't care. I know it is mine. I SWEAR IT IS!"
The good lady supposed that, unless she swore to the fact, she
might lose her jewel, which was, of course, not the case at
all, as the sworn testimony founded upon nothing but inference
left her in no better position than she was in before.
The writer regrets to say that observation would lead him to
believe that women as a rule have somewhat less regard for the
spirit of their oaths than men, and that they are more ready,
if it be necessary, to commit perjury. This may arise from
the fact that women are fully aware that their sex protects
them from the same severity of cross-examination to which men
would be subjected under similar circumstances.
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