'How could I have got Daniel on my notes, unless you told me so, Sir ?' This argument was, of course, unanswerable.
'Mr.Winkle has rather a short memory, my Lord,' interposed Mr.Skimpin, with another glance at the jury.

'We shall find means to refresh it before we have quite done with him, I dare say.' 'You had better be careful, Sir,' said the little judge, with a sinister look at the witness.
Poor Mr.Winkle bowed, and endeavoured to feign an easiness of manner, which, in his then state of confusion, gave him rather the air of a disconcerted pickpocket.
'Now, Mr.Winkle,' said Mr.Skimpin, 'attend to me, if you please, Sir; and let me recommend you, for your own sake, to bear in mind his Lordship's injunctions to be careful.

I believe you are a particular friend of Mr.Pickwick, the defendant, are you not ?' 'I have known Mr.Pickwick now, as well as I recollect at this moment, nearly--' 'Pray, Mr.Winkle, do not evade the question.

Are you, or are you not, a particular friend of the defendant's ?' 'I was just about to say, that--' 'Will you, or will you not, answer my question, Sir ?' 'If you don't answer the question, you'll be committed, Sir,' interposed the little judge, looking over his note-book.
'Come, Sir,' said Mr.Skimpin, 'yes or no, if you please.' 'Yes, I am,' replied Mr.Winkle.
'Yes, you are.

And why couldn't you say that at once, Sir?
Perhaps you know the plaintiff too?
Eh, Mr.Winkle ?' 'I don't know her; I've seen her.' 'Oh, you don't know her, but you've seen her?
Now, have the goodness to tell the gentlemen of the jury what you mean by that, Mr.Winkle.' 'I mean that I am not intimate with her, but I have seen her when I went to call on Mr.Pickwick, in Goswell Street.' 'How often have you seen her, Sir ?' 'How often ?' 'Yes, Mr.Winkle, how often?
I'll repeat the question for you a dozen times, if you require it, Sir.' And the learned gentleman, with a firm and steady frown, placed his hands on his hips, and smiled suspiciously to the jury.
On this question there arose the edifying brow-beating, customary on such points.