Will you swear that you did not say, “You old devil, what are you doing here to-night? I should have thought that you had brought enough disgrace upon me?—​I don’ remember speaking at all. I was too astonished.

Did he say to you, “I will let you have the notes back again if you will get him to stay proceedings?”—​No.

Did you say, “You know very well he won’t do it, as he has placed it in the hands of the lawyers?”—​No; I did not speak to him.

Your husband then came up?—​Yes.

How far was he from you and the prisoner before you first saw him?—​About two or three feet.

How far is the passage from where you were to the closet? Close by.

Well, how many yards?—​I can’t say.

How far were you from the closet door when you saw your husband?—​Only three or four feet; I was just at the end.

Whereabouts was the prisoner when he came up?—​The prisoner was going down the passage.

Was he walking or running away?—​He was going at a rather quick pace.