She was not the first witness to be evasive , sarcastic and crude .
Nor was she the first witness who tried to stare him down and , failing that , who seemed as if she were about to leap out of her seat and strike him .
witness was not the first witness to be evasive , sarcastic and crude .
Nor was she the first witness who tried to stare him down and , failing that , who seemed as if she were about to leap out of her seat and strike him .