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Thereupon Sir Hector Trumpler turned once more towards the defending counsel, and his broad, red face was illumined by a smile of deep satisfaction. That smile was reflected on the face of Mr. Singleton as he stepped from the box, and, as I glanced at Thorndyke, I seemed to detect, for a single instant, on his calm and immovable countenance, the faintest shadow of a smile. "Herbert John Nash!"
Sir Hector Trumpler took off his glasses and looked long and steadily at the jury as though he should say, "Come, my friends; what do you think of that?" Then he sat down with a jerk and turned towards Anstey and Thorndyke with a look of triumph. "Do you propose to cross-examine the witness?" inquired the judge, seeing that the counsel for the defence made no sign. "No, my lord," replied Anstey.
"Are you cross-examining this witness?" the judge inquired, glancing at Sir Hector Trumpler. "No, my lord," was the reply. "Are you calling any more witnesses, Mr. Anstey?" "Only one, my lord," replied Anstey "the prisoner, whom I shall put in the witness-box, as a matter of form, in order that he may make a statement on oath."
"Have you examined the paper that was handed to you?" asked Sir Hector Trumpler. "I have." "What did you see on the paper?" "I saw twenty thumb-prints, of which some were evident forgeries, some were evidently genuine, and some were doubtful." "Taking the thumb-prints seriatim, what have you noted about them?" Mr.
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