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Millington-Bywater, who listened to both with growing interest, and began to nod to each with increasing intelligence and then, suddenly, the prosecuting counsel played unexpectedly and directly into his hand. "If Your Worship pleases," said the prosecuting counsel, "I should like to have the prisoner's assertion categorically denied it may be of importance.
Thereupon I gave her the check which had been agreed upon, and we parted." "And that is all you know of her?" asked Mr. Millington-Bywater. "All!" "Can you describe her?" "A tallish, rather well-built woman, but so veiled that I could see nothing of her features; it was, moreover, nearly dark on both occasions.
Millington-Bywater, after exchanging a few questions and answers in whispers with Hyde over the ledge of the dock, turn to the witness as he was about to step down. "A moment, sir," he said. "I want to ask you a few questions, with the permission of His Worship, who will soon see that they are very pertinent.
Perhaps I had better say at once, since we are making matters so very public, that I do not want the title, nor the estate; I will be quite candid and say what I do want enough to let me live in proper comfort in Australia, whither I shall again repair as soon as I settle my affairs here." Mr. Millington-Bywater glanced at the magistrate and then at the witness.
But if any evidence of mine can establish, or help to establish, the prisoner's innocence, I will give it only too gladly." "Much obliged to you, sir," said Mr. Millington-Bywater, who, in Viner's opinion, was evidently impressed by the witness's straightforward tone and candid demeanour.
"If I may say a word or two," he remarked diffidently. "I don't understand matters about this John Ashton. The barrister who asked me questions Mr. Millington-Bywater, is it said that he, or somebody, had positive proof that Mr. Ashton had my papers in his possession for some time previous to his death. Is that really so?" Mr. Carless pointed to Mr. Perkwite. "This is the gentleman whom Mr.
I took no notice of them I had not the least desire to return to England, no wish for the title, and I was quite content that my youngest brother should get that and the estates. So I did nothing; nobody knew who I really was " "One moment!" said Mr. Millington-Bywater. "While you were at the mining-camp, in the Bendigo district, did you ever reveal your secret to any of your fellow-miners?"
"Never!" answered the witness. "I never revealed it to a living soul until I told my solicitor there, Mr. Methley, after my recent arrival in London." "But of course, whoever stole your letters and so on, would discover, or guess at, the truth?" suggested Mr. Millington-Bywater. "Oh, of course, of course!" said the witness. "Well as I was saying, I did nothing except to keep an eye on the papers.
"Did you marry out there?" "Never!" "And so, of course, you never had a daughter?" "I have never been married and have never had daughter or son!" Mr. Millington-Bywater turned to Mr. Carless, at his left elbow, and exchanged two or three whispered remarks with him. At last he looked round again at the witness.
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