"Quick lunches" they were with a
vengeance. Time was money, and in the brief interval allowed, more than
lunch had to be discussed. Sir Ralph, Mr. Findlay (who was helping us)
and I, had our hasty lunch together. When it was over we discussed the
morning's proceedings, and Mr. Findlay, to my great satisfaction, said I
was doing well--very well indeed, for a first appearance. Then, in a
kind and fatherly way, he gave me some good advice: Don't show too much
eagerness, he said: don't go quite so much into detail; keep on broader
lines; speak deliberately and very distinctly; make your points as plain
as a pikestaff; rub them well in; don't try to make too many points, but
stick fast to the important ones. You've a good manner in the box, he
said; remember these things and you'll make an excellent witness. Then
he added: above all, whilst giving your leading evidence never forget the
_cross_ that has to follow. Be always as frank as you can, and never
lose command of your temper. These were not his very words. I do not
pretend that he expressed himself with such sententious brevity, though
he never wasted speech, but they are the pith and marrow of his
admonitions.
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