He measured it himself and found it was only twenty-eight inches wide." "Who measured it ?" asked one of the jury.
"Why, Herapath, that idiot there." Arthur was somewhat sobered by this piece of evidence, as well as by a significant consultation on the bench, which he rather feared might relate to his conduct of the case.
"That's what I wanted to get at," said he.

"Now, Sir William, what's the _height_ of that door, eh ?" "What's the good of asking me when you measured it yourself, you duffer?
Didn't you tell me yourself it was seven feet two to the top of the ledge ?" "There you are! Keep your hair on! That's what I wanted! Seven foot two.

Now suppose you were told a box of wax lights was found stuck upon that ledge, and that two of the matches out of it were found on the floor of the boot-box--cellar, I mean--what should you think ?" "It is hardly evidence, is it, to ask a witness what he would think ?" suggested Barnworth.
"Oh, isn't it?
Easy a bit, and you'll see what we're driving at, your lordship! I'll trouble your lordship to ask the learned chap not to put me off my run.

Come, Mr What's-your-name, what should you think ?" Dig mused a bit, and then replied, "I should think it was a little queer." "Of course you would! So it _is_ a little queer," said Arthur, winking knowingly at his future brother-in-law.

"Now, could _you_ reach up to the top of that ledge, my little man ?" "You be blowed!" responded the baronet, who resented this style of address.
"That means you couldn't.