"I really cannot hear the witness," said the judge
"You must speak out louder," said Mr. Furnival, himself speaking very loudly.
"I mean to do it as well as I can," said Kenneby.
"I believe you do," said Furnival; "but in so meaning you must be very careful to state nothing as a certainty, of the certainty of which you are not sure. Are you certain that on that day you did not witness two deeds?"
"I think so."
"And yet you were not certain twenty years ago, when the fact was so much nearer to you?"
"I don't remember."
"You don't remember whether you were certain twelve months after the occurrence, but you think you are certain now."
"I mean, I don't think I signed two."
"It is, then, only a matter of thinking?"