allowing for my learned friend's appearance being careless and slovenly if not debauched, they were sufficiently like each other to surprise, not only the witness, but everybody present, when they were thus brought into comparison. my lord being prayed to bid my learned friend lay aside his wig, and giving no very gracious consent, the likeness became much more remarkable. my lord inquired of mr. stryver (the prisoner's counsel), whether they were next to try mr. carton (name of my learned friend) for treason? but, mr. stryver replied to my lord, no; but he would ask the witness to tell him whether what happened once, might happen twice; whether he would have been so confident if he had seen this illustration of his rashness sooner, whether he would be so confident, having seen it; and more. the upshot of which, was, to smash this witness like a crockery vessel, and shiver his part of the case to useless lumber.