Marry, their outward gestures would now and then afford
a man a morsel of mirth: of those two I mean not so much
as of all the other train of opponents & respondents. One
pecked with his forefinger at every half-syllable he brought
forth, and nodded with his nose like an old singing man teaching
a young chorister to keep time.Another would be sure to wipe
his mouth with his handkerchief at the end of every full point,
and ever when he thought he had cast a figure so curiously
as he dived over head and ears into his auditors’ admiration,
he would take occasion to stroke up his hair, and twine up his
mustachios twice or thrice over, while they might have leisure
to applaud him. A third wavered & waggled his head like a proud
horse playing with his bridle, or as I have seen some fantastical
swimmer at every stroke train his chin sidelong over his left
shoulder. A fourth sweat and foamed at the mouth for very
anger his adversary had denied that part of the syllogism which
he was not prepared to answer.