While the late Justice Brewer was judge in a minor court he was presiding at the trial of a wife's suit for separation and alimony. The defendant acknowledged that he hadn't spoken to his wife in five years, and Judge Brewer put in a question.
"What explanation have you," he asked severely, "for not speaking to your wife in five years?"
"Your Honor," replied the husband, "I didn't like to interrupt the lady."
