'You are quite right,' said Serjeant Buzfuz aloud,with affected composure. 'It's perfectly useless, my Lord, attempting to get at any evidence through the impenetrable stupidity of this witness. I will not trouble the court by asking him any more questions.Stand down, sir.'
'Would any other gen'l'man like to ask me anythin'?'inquired Sam, taking up his hat, and looking round most deliberately.
'Not I, Mr. Weller, thank you,' said Serjeant Snubbin,laughing.
'You may go down, sir,' said Serjeant Buzfuz,waving his hand impatiently. Sam went down accordingly, after doing Messrs. Dodson & Fogg's case as much harm as he conveniently could, and saying just as little respecting Mr. Pickwick as might be, which was precisely the object he had had in view all along.