The Letter of the Law

Following an altercation with the travelling public, a bruised but victorious bus conductor appealed to journalist A. G. Gardiner for support. Gardiner, however, answered that not all rules are to be applied with equal rigour, and that the letter of the law must not be kept at the expense of the spirit. To his credit, the conductor took no offence.

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