 The witness answered combatively, and in this mood he made a better impression than he did on his direct examination. The prosecuting attorney looked relieved. Tom listened with an attention painful to see, his eyes moving anxiously from Lincoln to Dave...  The Graysons: A Story of Illinois - Page 302by Edward Eggleston - 1887 - 362 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1889 - 686 pages
...have been a little less than half a mile?" " No, it's nigh onto a mile . I didn't measure it, but it's a mighty big three-quarters." The witness answered...his salvation was staked on some last throw. " You didn't have any candle in your hand, did you, at any time during the evening?'' " No!" said Dave, positively.... | |
 | Recitations - 1913 - 620 pages
...sure it was not less than a half mile." "No, it wuz nigh onto a mile. I didn't measure it, but it's a mighty big three-quarters." The witness answered...his salvation was staked on some last throw. "You didn't have any candle in your hand, did you, at any time during the evening?" "No! What should we... | |
 | Recitations - 1913 - 624 pages
...sure it was not less than a half mile." "No, it wuz nigh onto a mile. I didn't measure it, but it's a mighty big three-quarters." The witness answered...his salvation was staked on some last throw. "You didn't have any candle in your hand, did you, at any time during the evening?" "No! What should we... | |
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