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"What you mean to tell the jury is this: that you have no remembrance of signing twice on that special day, although you know that you have acted as witness on behalf of Sir Joseph Mason more than twice on the same day?" "Yes." "That is the intended purport of your evidence?" "Yes, sir." And then Mr. Furnival travelled off to that other point of Mr. Usbech's presence and alleged handwriting.
In agreeing to this Sir Joseph had explained to her, somewhat angrily, that he wished to provide for Usbech's daughter, and that now he would do so out of moneys previously intended for her, the widow, and not out of the estate which would go to his eldest son.
He said to himself, on finding those names and dates among old Mr. Usbech's papers, that there was still an opportunity of doing something considerable in this Orley Farm Case, and he had made up his mind to do it.
Mason listened attentively as these details were uttered before him so clearly, but he said nothing, merely bowing his head at each separate statement. He knew all about old Usbech's daughter nearly as well as Mr. Dockwrath did himself, but he was a man who knew how to be silent upon occasions.
Dockwrath did pay his rent, certainly; and now, I fear, he is determined to do all he can to injure us." "But what injury can Mr. Dockwrath do you?" "I do not know, but he has gone down to Yorkshire, to Mr. Mason's place; I know that; and he was searching through some papers of old Mr. Usbech's before he went. Indeed, I may say that I know as a fact that he has gone to Mr.
"No; I am sure he did not. Had he done so it could not have been found among Mr. Usbech's papers; for, as far as I remember, the poor man never attended to any business after that day." "What day?" "The 14th of July, the day on which he was with Sir Joseph." It was singular, thought the barrister, with how much precision she remembered the dates and circumstances.
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