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Poor Kenneby had been forced to take the middle seat on the sofa between his bride and sister; but it did not appear that the honour of his position had any effect in lessening his gloom or mitigating the severity of the judgment which had been passed on him. "Wasn't the old gentleman's will!" said Moulder, turning on poor Bridget in his anger with a growl.
Solomon Aram, by leaving Kenneby in the hands of Mr. Chaffanbrass. But then Bridget Bolster was supposed to be a witness of altogether a different class of character. To induce her to say exactly the reverse of that which she intended to say might, no doubt, be within the power of man. Mr. Aram thought that it would be within the power of Mr. Chaffanbrass.
And then he looked as though there were no possible escape from the proposition which he had made. "I decline to have anything to do with it," said Kenneby. "Gammon," said Moulder; "two ten-pound notes won't burn a hole in your pocket." "Suppose I should be asked a question about it to-morrow; where should I be then?" "Don't trouble yourself, Mr. Kenneby," said Dockwrath; "I'm not going to bet."
She got the whisky and hot water, the lemon and sugar, and set the things beside him; and then she retired to the sofa. John Kenneby the while sat perfectly silent looking on. Perhaps he was considering whether he would be able to emulate the domestic management of Dockwrath or of Moulder when he should have taken to himself Mrs. Smiley and the Kingsland brick-field.
"Now M., in your own house, you know!" said his wife. "So it is bother. But never mind that. Go on, Kantwise. What is this you were saying about Dockwrath?" "Oh, that's about all. I thought you would like to know what they were doing, particularly Mr. Kenneby. I do hear that they mean to be uncommonly hard upon him."
But I think you'll all agree as to this: that at the present moment Mr. Dockwrath fills a conspicuous place in the public eye." "By no means so conspicuous as John Kenneby," said Mrs. Smiley, "if I may be allowed in my position to hold an opinion." "That's as may be, ma'am. I say nothing about that. What I hold by is, that Mr. Dockwrath does hold a conspicuous place in the public eye.
In the hands of Mr. Chaffanbrass it was not improbable that Kenneby might be made to swear that he had signed two, three, four any number of documents on that fourteenth of July, although he had before sworn that he had only signed one. Mr. Chaffanbrass indeed might probably make him say anything that he pleased. Had Kenneby been unsupported the case would have been made safe, so said Mr.
Kenneby as he walked up from the station to the house, and from old remembrances he knew well where the house stood, gave up his mind entirely to the thought of seeing Miriam, and in his memories of old love passages almost forgot the actual business which now brought him to the place.
And then those various details were explained to her which Mr. Furnival understood that Mr. Dockwrath had picked up. They went into that matter of the partnership deed, and questions were asked as to the man Kenneby and the woman Bolster. They might both, Lady Mason said, have been witnesses to half a dozen deeds on that same day, for aught she knew to the contrary.
I understand; nothing about this other deed was brought up at the trial? I see the point such as it is. John Kenneby and Bridget Bolster; both believed to be living. Oh, you can give their address, can you? Decline to do so now? Very well; it does not matter. I think I understand it all now, Mr. Dockwrath; and when we want you again, you shall hear from us. Samuel Dockwrath, is it? Thank you.
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