Chapter 51
Bumble declares 'If the law supposes that, the law is a ass--a idiot,' a satirical jab at legal fiction.
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From Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Mr. Bumble's outraged retort when told the law presumes his wife acts under his direction has become one of the most quoted lines in English literature.
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