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As to Dockwrath, that his conduct had been interested and malicious there could be no doubt; and he submitted to the jury that he had shown himself to be a man unworthy of credit. As to Kenneby, that poor weak creature, as Mr. Furnival in his mercy called him, he, Mr. Furnival, could not charge his conscience with saying that he believed him to have been guilty of any falsehood.
Dockwrath had come down to Yorkshire, consisted of half a sheet of note paper, and the writing upon this covered hardly the half of it. The words which Mr. Mason read were as follows: Date of codicil. 14th July 18 . Witnesses to the instrument. John Kenneby; Bridget Bolster; Jonathan Usbech. N.B. Jonathan Usbech died before the testator. Mason and Martock. Deed of separation; dated 14th July 18 .
"Kidneys is nice," said Bridget. "What do you say, Kenneby?" asked Dockwrath. "It is nothing to me," said Kenneby; "I have no appetite. I think I'll take a little brandy-and-water." Mr. Moulder possessed the most commanding spirit, and the steak was ordered. They then made themselves as comfortable as circumstances would admit, and gradually fell into a general conversation about the trial.
"I see that the dates are the same; the 14th of July in the same year." "Well," said Mr. Dockwrath, looking very keenly into the magistrate's face. "Well," said Mr. Mason, looking over the paper at his boot. "John Kenneby and Bridget Bolster were witnesses to both the instruments," said the attorney. "So I see," said the magistrate.
Mason did encourage him. On the eve of the trial he went down to Alston with Kenneby and Bolster; and Mr. Moulder, at the express instance of Kenneby, accompanied them. "What can I do? I can't stop the fellow's gab," Moulder had said. But Kenneby pleaded hard that some friend might be near him in the day of his trouble, and Moulder at last consented. "I wish it was me," Mrs.
Smiley, with some measure of approbation in her voice. "Didn't I?" said Kenneby. "Then it was an omission on my part, and I beg leave to apologise. But what I was going to say is this: when the hearts are concerned, everything should be honest and above-board." "Oh of course," said Mrs. Moulder; "and I'm sure she don't suspect nothing else." "You'd better let him go on," said Mrs. Smiley.
Martock, had been executed on the 14th of July, and that it had been signed by Sir Joseph, and also by those two surviving witnesses, Kenneby and Bolster. The question, therefore, for the consideration of the jury had narrowed itself to this: had two deeds been executed by Sir Joseph Mason, both bearing the same date?
And then the special attributes of Kenneby and Bridget Bolster were discussed between them, and it was manifest that Aram knew with great accuracy the characters of the persons with whom he had to deal. That Kenneby might be made to say almost anything was taken for granted. With him there would be very great scope for that peculiar skill with which Mr. Chaffanbrass was so wonderfully gifted.
Mat Round had succeeded in getting the deposition of Bridget Bolster, but he had got that of John Kenneby. "And now," said Dockwrath, "I'll tell you what we'll do; we'll go to the Blue Posts you remember the Blue Posts? and I'll stand a beef steak and a glass of brandy and water. I suppose you'll go back to London by the 3 P.M. train. We shall have lots of time."
"There needn't be none," said Mrs. Smiley, softly blushing; "and I will say this of myself as I have been tempted to give a promise, I'm not the woman to go back from my word. There's my hand, John; and I don't care though all the world hears me say so." And then they sat hand in hand for some seconds, during which poor Kenneby was unable to escape from the grasp of his bride elect.
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