“Weekes might easily have to play jack-in-the-box all the afternoon.”
“In that case poor old Bow-wow will have to do a frightful amount of scratching at his leg.”
“But the case is too dead to be worth it.”
“That won’t matter to James. He threw down his gage this morning. The jury will have to sit tight and hold on to the handle going round the curves, or he’ll have them in a hat before he’s done with them. And I’ve seen Bow-wow crumple up before now.”
“So have we all.”
“Like all notorious barkers his voice is the best part about him.”
“For my part, I think you are going too fast. The lad is not so wonderful as all this. He has done nothing out of the common as far as I can see.”
“No, dear boy,” said Jumbo, “because you can never see anything. But a young sportsman who can cross-examine in that manner in his first murder case is made of the right stuff.”
“But the witness was as easy as pie. She didn’t know where she was or what she was saying.”
“And he took an amazing advantage of her.”