Give mycompliments--Mr. Veller's compliments--to the justice, and tell him I'vespiled his beadle, and that, if he'll swear in a new 'un, I'll come backagain to-morrow and spile him.
Then he was asked whether he hadn't seen her a hundredtimes--whether he couldn't swear that he had seen her more than fiftytimes--whether he didn't know that he had seen her at least seventy-fivetimes, and so forth; the satisfactory conclusion which was arrived at,at last, being, that he had better take care of himself, and mind whathe was about.
You were on thestaircase, and didn't distinctly hear; but you will not swear thatPickwick did not make use of the expressions I have quoted? Do Iunderstand that?No, I will not,' replied Mr. Winkle; and down sat Mr. Skimpin with atriumphant countenance.
Couldn't swear that Mrs.
There were alarge number of attorneys' clerks to be sworn, and it being a moralimpossibility to swear them all at once, the struggles of thesegentlemen to reach the clerk in spectacles, were like those of a crowdto get in at the pit door of a theatre when Gracious Majesty honours itwith its presence.
He highly approved of Sam'sattachment to his master; declared that it strongly reminded him of hisown feelings of devotion to his friend, the Chancellor; and at once ledthe elder Mr. Weller down to the Temple, to swear the affidavit of debt,which the boy, with the assistance of the blue bag, had drawn up on thespot.
I could undertake to swear it.
I'm not likely to perjure myself for love of Dalmon; and Icould swear in any court he did nothing to the old man yesterday.