贿赂

Bribery

A Colonial, who had a case for damages impending at the Law Courts, inquired of his solicitor the name of the judge who would preside．

"I expect it will be So and So," replied the solicitor. "Why do you ask?"

"Wal,I was thinking that I'd send him a box of good cigars or something like that．"

"My dear sir,the thing's unheard of．You would lay yourself open to a very serious indictment,and would certainlylose your case．"

Later, after the case had been brought to a successful conclusion,the client remarked：

"Wal, it looks as though that little donation to the judgefeller did a bit of good, eh?"

You don't mean to say that you carried out that foolish idea in spite of my advice?"

"Yep,I did．Only I don't think you got my idea quite right．Y'see,I sent'em in the other feller's name!"

贿赂

一个殖民地居民向他的律师打听法庭庭长的姓名，他有一桩赔偿损失案就要在法庭上开审了。

“我想大概是某某人，”律师回答说。“你问这个干什么？”

“噢，我想给他送去一盒上等雪茄或类似的东西。”

“我的好先生，这种事可没听说过。你是明摆着要受到严厉的指控，你肯定要败诉的。”

后来，在官司打赢之后，这位委托人说：

“嗨，看来给那个法官的小小捐赠还起了一点儿作用呢，嗯？”

“你不会说你不听我的劝告干了那件傻事吧？”

“是的，我干了。只是你没有完全理解我的意思。你看，我是以对方的名义送去的。”