"I did, sir."
"Have you, during all these years, had any knowledge that the will you drew under the circumstances already mentioned was still in existence?"
After a slight pause, the witness replied, "I had no positive knowledge to that effect."
"Did you believe the will to be in existence?"
Hobson reflected a moment, then replied, cautiously, "I was led to suppose that the will did not exist."
"You remember the form, terms, and conditions of the document drawn by yourself on that occasion?"
"I do, perfectly," he replied, with more assurance.
"State whether the will read in your hearing this morning is identical with the one drawn by yourself."
Hobson now saw the drift of the attorney's questions, but it was too late.
"As near as I can recollect," he stammered, but a word from Mr. Sutherland recalled him.