"And the jury," returned Mr. Orcutt, with equal coolness, "is scarcely obliged to you for the suggestion."
"Well, we won't quarrel about it," declared Mr. Ferris.
"We won't quarrel about any thing," retorted Mr. Orcutt. "We will try the case in a legal manner."
"Have you got through?" inquired Mr. Ferris, nettled.
Mr. Orcutt took his seat with the simple reply:
"Go on with the case."
The District Attorney, after a momentary pause to regain the thread of his examination and recover his equanimity, turned to the witness.
"Miss Dare," he asked, "how long did you keep that ring on your finger after you left the house?"
"A little while—five or ten minutes, perhaps."
"Where were you when you took it off?"