But before such proof is given the circumstances of the alleged statement, sufficient to designate the particular occasion, must be mentioned to the witness, and he must be asked whether he did or did not make the statement.
Where he is asked whether he has ever been convicted of any felony or misdemeanour, and denies or refuses to answer, proof may be given of the truth of the facts suggested (28 & 29 Vict.
An autobiographic note of 1897 gives a further detail of moment:--He asked whether I would continue to hold my office as chancellor of the exchequer in the event of his persevering.
None objected; and when he asked whether it was unanimous, there was no voice in the negative.
He asked whether my answer was to be considered as given, or whether I would take time.
Here again the stimulus may be properly conceived as latent: since if asked whether we should like to get rid of even a mild toothache, we should certainly answer yes.
Although the average man, if asked whether he could shoot a rabbit, would answer in the affirmative, even though he had never hunted rabbits, would find himself badly mistaken.
He said that he quite understood this, but he asked whether I meant that we should, under certain circumstances, intervene?
I asked whether it was not to be feared that, in taking military action against Serbia, Austria would dangerously excite public opinion in Russia.
The question may be asked whetherin such circumstances the acceptance by Austria was serious, and had not the object of throwing the responsibility of the conflict on to Russia.
Asked whether he actually did make an obscene gesture, the short, stocky comedian with the broad New York Jewish accent shakes his curly head.
Asked whether he eventually plans to pursue other areas of photography besides portraits, Newman shakes his head.
Asked whether he would consider teaming up with octogenarian blues singer Alberta Hunter at the Cookery in Greenwich Village, he replies with a laugh, "That's very heavy company.
He possessed a good camera, and I asked whether he had never made any pictures of this fine forest scenery.
I asked whether he had not children to work for him.
A while after, at the suggestion of Viret, I went to him, asked whether it was his intention to raise an action of theft against me, when he said that he had lost some remarkably rare books.
The day before yesterday he came to me, asked whether I could agree that his edition of the New Testament should be published.
He asked whether, when report went so far as to speak of an alliance, offensive and defensive, with a foreign country, it was not time to come to a declaration on the subject?
We asked whether we were to consider it as certain, that, without a previous stipulation to the effect required, we were not to be received.
He asked whether, where men wanted every thing, and were in proportion of 29 to 1, it was possible they could be trusted with power?
Although military courage is the most brilliant and popular form of courage, it may be asked whether there is not a higher and nobler form still, namely, civic courage.
I replied that I did not remember to have come across his name before; then, on an impulse, asked whether he would care to have the book I carried in my hand; if so, with pleasure I would give it him.
On his giving some proof of erudition (with the excessive modesty which characterised him), I asked whetherhe wrote.
Venturing no more direct questions, I asked whether, at the time he spoke of, he lived in London.
One starry September evening in 1909 we were walking together in the balio (the garden on the top of the Mountain), and I asked whether, as he was now over thirty, it was not time for him to think of getting married.
I asked whether he had a profession and she replied: "Faceva cavallerizza.
As we went along he asked whether he might take me to see his young lady.
Rodoin, on the morning of the third day, asked whetherhe could give a few minutes to Mme.
Asked whether he himself had not done his utmost to vilify M.
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