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And she pointed amid silence to the exact spot. Then, noticing the silence, she added, "That's all that I know of." Crepitude resolved to end his examination upon this impressive note, and he sat down. And Alice had Vodrey, K.C., to face. "You met your husband through a matrimonial agency?" he asked. "Yes." "Who first had recourse to the agency?" "I did." "And what was your object?"
Pennington, K.C., and Mr. Vodrey, K.C., engaged by the plaintiff, and Mr. Cass, K.C., and Mr. Crepitude, K.C., engaged by the defendant. These artistes were the stars of their profession, nominally less glittering, but really far more glittering than the player in scarlet.
"Then at first you didn't believe your husband was the real Priam Farll?" "No. You see, he didn't exactly tell me like. He only sort of hinted." "But you didn't believe?" "No." "You thought he was lying?" "No, I thought it was just a kind of an idea he had. You know my husband isn't like other gentlemen." "I imagine not," said Vodrey.
"Eardley Brothers have called their creditors together." "What?" "I've just had a circular-letter from them, sir." Peake stared at Vodrey, and then took two steps forward, stamping his feet. "The devil!" he exclaimed, with passionate ferocity. "The devil!"
"I wanted to find a husband, of course," she smiled. "What do people go to matrimonial agencies for?" "You aren't here to put questions to me," said Vodrey severely. "Well," she said, "I should have thought you would have known what people went to matrimonial agencies for. Still, you live and learn." She sighed cheerfully. "Do you think a matrimonial agency is quite the nicest way of "
"Have you any idea," Vodrey inquired, "why your husband refuses to submit his neck to the inspection of the court?" "I didn't know he had refused." "But he has." "Well," said Alice, "if you hadn't turned me out of the court while he was being examined, perhaps I could have told you. But I can't as it is. So it serves you right." Thus ended Alice's performances. The Public Captious
Ardently desiring to be in the train and on the other side of Crewe, he pulled up at his little order-office in the market-place to give some instructions. As he did so his clerk, Vodrey, came rushing out and saw him. "I have just telephoned to your house, sir," the clerk said excitedly. "They told me you were driving to Knype and so I was coming after you in a cab." "Why, what's up now?"
"I submit to your lordship that my learned friend is putting a leading question," said Vodrey, K.C. "Mr. Crepitude," said the judge, "can you not phrase your questions differently?" "Has your husband any birthmarks er on his body?" Crepitude tried again. "Oh! Moles, you said? You needn't be afraid. Yes, he's got two moles, close together on his neck, here."
He drew from her an expression of opinion that her husband was the real Priam Farll, but she could give no reasons in support did not seem to conceive that reasons in support were necessary. "Has your husband any moles?" asked Crepitude suddenly. "Any what?" demanded Alice, leaning forward. Vodrey, K.C., sprang up.
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