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"It is hardly evidence, is it, to ask a witness what he would think?" suggested Barnworth. "Oh, isn't it? Easy a bit, and you'll see what we're driving at, your lordship! I'll trouble your lordship to ask the learned chap not to put me off my run. Come, Mr What's-your-name, what should you think?" Dig mused a bit, and then replied, "I should think it was a little queer." "Of course you would!
I have a notion Arthur spends his weekly allowance rather recklessly, and am thinking of suggesting to your father that a reduction might be judicious," etcetera, etcetera. As it was, after the first discovery, the hope had begun to dawn upon the Master of the Shell, as it had already dawned on Barnworth, that some good might even result from the present misfortunes of the house.
"How do I know, till you tell me?" snarled the boy. "If he doesn't know," said Barnworth to Ainger, significantly, "we must do as we proposed. I'll go and get my papers and be ready for you in a minute." This meaningless speech had a remarkable effect on Munger. He stared first at one prefect, then at the other; and when Barnworth rose as if to leave the room, he said, "Wait don't do that.
"Yes, but are you sure he won't back us up?" drawled Barnworth. "I'm not a betting man, like Stafford, but I have a notion he'll come out on our side." Ainger grunted sceptically, and announced that he had to unpack; whereat his comrades left him.
But they were young, and did not know much of law courts. "Of course you must not show one another your notes," said Ainger; "that would spoil all." "Ta-ta," said the baronet rather dismally to his chum; "they call me Tomkins!" "The junior counsel for the prosecution, of course, are to sit behind Barnworth, and for the defence behind Felgate.
"No, hang it, Barnworth! there's no time for chaff at present. What I want to say is, have we tried every possible means of finding out who scragged Bickers last term?" "I think so," said Stafford. "Every one in the house has denied it. If it's one of our fellows, it's probably the biggest liar among us." "Which means Felgate?" said Ainger. "Or Munger," said Barnworth.
Then he went over like a shot and you may guess we yelled. Five foot 3½. Both of them mulled the first but Barnworth cleared easily second shot. We fancied Wake would too, but he missed both his other chances, and so got out of it. Awfully good jump this for a Fifth-form chap. "Barnworth pulled himself together after that, and cleared the 5 foot 3½ and 5 foot 4 first go. Then came the tug.
And Barnworth alone looked comfortable, and, apparently, had not an idea what all the excitement was about. At ten o'clock Railsford entered in his cap and gown, and Ainger immediately began to call over the roll.
"Now, gentlemen of the jury," proceeded Barnworth, putting his hands in his pockets and addressing himself particularly to Jukes, the Baby, "I ask your particular attention to a few facts. At the time of the murder the prisoner, who is usually working in his own shop, was observed to be absent, and no satisfactory account can be given of his whereabouts.
"There's a draught in the big dormitory, sir," replied Barnworth seriously. "Indeed, we must have that seen to. Of course, what I mean is as to the conduct of the boys, and so on. Are the rules pretty generally obeyed?" It was Stafford's turn, and his report was disconcerting too. "No, sir, not very much." The new master put down the poker.
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