Chief Justice

The Chief Justice of an Appellate Court invited the newly appointed Justice
over for dinner. During the meal, the new appointee, Justice Johnson, couldn't
help noticing how attractive and shapely the Chief Justice's housekeeper was.
Over the course of the evening he started to wonder if there was more between
the Chief Justice and the housekeeper than met the eye. Reading the new
appointee's thoughts, the Chief Justice volunteered, "I know what you must be
thinking, but I assure you, my relationship with my housekeeper is purely a
professional one."
About a week later the housekeeper came to the Chief Justice and said,
"Your Honor, ever since your new appointee came to dinner, I've been unable to
find that beautiful silver gravy ladle. You don't suppose he took it do you?"
The Chief Justice said, "Well, I doubt it, but I'll write him a letter just to
be sure." So he sat down and wrote: "Dear Justice Johnson, I'm not saying that
you did take a gravy ladle from my house, and I'm not saying you didn't take a
gravy ladle. But the fact remains that one has been missing ever since you were
here for dinner."
Several days later the Chief Justice received a reply letter from Justice
Johnson which read: "Dear Chief Justice, I'm not saying that you do sleep with
your housekeeper, and I'm not saying that you don't sleep with your housekeeper.
But the fact remains that if you were sleeping in your own bed, you would have
found the gravy ladle by now."