I have seen in
my time that he who is seated on beech-wood hath very different
thoughts and moralities from him who is seated on goose-feathers
under doe-skin. But that is neither here nor there, albeit, an' I
die, as I must, my heirs, Judith and her boy Elijah, may note it.
Master Silas, as above, looked sourishly, and cried aloud, -
"The witnesses! the witnesses! testimony! testimony! We shall now
see whose black goes deepest. There is a fork to be had that can
hold the slipperiest eel, and a finger that can strip the slimiest.
I cry your worship to the witnesses."
SIR THOMAS.
"Ay, indeed, we are losing the day; it wastes toward noon, and
nothing done. Call the witnesses. How are they called by name?
Give me the paper."
The paper being forthwith delivered into his worship's hand by the
learned clerk, his worship did read aloud the name of Euseby Treen.
Whereupon did Euseby Treen come forth through the great hall-door
which was ajar, and answer most audibly, -
"Your worship!"
Straightway did Sir Thomas read aloud, in like form and manner, the
name of Joseph Carnaby; and in like manner as aforesaid did Joseph
Carnaby make answer and say, -
"Your worship!"
Lastly did Sir Thomas turn the light of his countenance on William
Shakspeare, saying, -
"Thou seest these good men deponents against thee, William
Shakspeare.
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