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.