"Oh, yes; I can tell you as much as that. But I don't think it will matter much who is or is not on the jury."
"And why not?"
"If those two witnesses break down—that is, Kenneby and Bolster, no jury can convict her. And if they don't—"
"Then no jury can acquit her. But let me tell you, Aram, that it's not every man put into a jury-box who can tell whether a witness has broken down or not."
"But from what I hear, Mr. Chaffanbrass, I don't think either of these can stand a chance;—that is, if they both come into your hands."
"But they won't both come into my hands," said the anxious hero of the Old Bailey.
"Ah! that's where it is. That's where we shall fail. Mr. Furnival is a great man, no doubt."
"A very great man,—in his way," said Mr. Chaffanbrass.
"But if he lets one of those two slip through his fingers the thing's over."
"You know my opinion," said Chaffanbrass. "I think it is all over. If you're right in what you say,—that they're both ready to swear in their direct evidence that they only signed one deed on that day, no vacillation afterwards would have any effect on the judge. It's just possible, you know, that their memory might deceive them."