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           Weller,’saidSerjeantBuzfuz,foldinghisarmsemphatically,andturninghalf-roundtothejury,asifinmuteassurancethathewouldbotherthewitnessyet‘doyoumeantotellme,Mr.Weller,thatyousawnothingofthisfaintingonthepartoftheplaintiffinthearmsofthedefendant,whichyouhavehearddescribedbythewitnesses?’‘Certainlynot,’repliedSam;‘Iwasinthepassagetilltheycalledmeup,andthentheoldladywasnotthere.’

           ‘Now,attend,Mr.Weller,’saidSerjeantBuzfuz,dippingalargepenintotheinkstandbeforehim,forthepurposeoffrighteningSamwithashowoftakingdownhisanswer.‘Youwereinthepassage,andyetsawnothingofwhatwasgoingforward.Haveyouapairofeyes,Mr.Weller?’

           ‘Yes,Ihaveapairofeyes,’repliedSam,‘andthat’sjustit.Iftheywosapairo’patentdoublemillionmagnifyin’gasmicroscopesofhextrapower,p’rapsImightbeabletoseethroughaflighto’stairsandadealdoor;butbein’onlyeyes,yousee,mywision‘slimited.’

           Atthisanswer,whichwasdeliveredwithouttheslightestappearanceofirritation,andwiththemostcompletesimplicityandequanimityofmanner,thespectatorstittered,thelittlejudgesmiled,andSerjeantBuzfuzlookedparticularlyfoolish.AfterashortconsultationwithDodson&Fogg,thelearnedSerjeantagainturnedtowardsSam,andsaid,withapainfulefforttoconcealhisvexation,‘Now,Mr.

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