'Then may God help me,' said Mr. Chaffanbrass, 'for I must be at a bad pass. You told us just now, Mr. Scott, that some time since Mr. Tudor advised you to sell these shares—what made him give you this advice?'
'He meant, he said, to sell his own.'
'And he pressed you to sell yours?'
'Yes.'
'He urged you to do so more than once?'
'Yes; I believe he did.'
'And now, Mr. Scott, can you explain to the jury why he was so solicitous that you should dispose of your property?'
'I do not know why he should have done so, unless he wanted back his money.'
'Then he did ask for his own money?'
'No; he never asked for it. But if I had sold the shares perhaps he might have asked for it.'