Mr. Bliss smiled at the old legal trick, and in taking the witness began at once, by allowing him to finish the interrupted speech.
"Dr. Fisher," said he, "you had not quite ended your reply when counsel closed your examination. What else was it that you wished to say?"
"I wished to say that I could not actually know the cause of death, because medicine is not an exact science. It is rarely possible to have absolute knowledge about diseased conditions. No two cases have ever been seen that were precisely identical."
"But you judged that this girl died of diphtheria from your experience with such cases, is that it?"
"Yes, sir."
"How much experience have you had!"
"I have been in practice nearly forty years."
"And Dr. Meredith, although a specialist, has had less experience than you, has he not?"
"I object," cried Mr. Munson, "Dr. Meredith was not an expert witness in the first place, and it is too late to try to impeach his ability now."
"The objection is sustained," said the Recorder.