"'And the knife with the horn handle?'—'It is as I have said, sir.'
"'You swear that Miss Farebrother frequently threatened her father?'—'Frequently, sir, I am sorry to say.'
"'Did you ever mention this continual disagreement to any person?'—'No, sir, except to my son. I have no acquaintances.'
"'Not one?'—'Not one.'
"The Coroner: 'In this place, Mr. Cornwall, these questions do not appear to me to be pertinent. Some are repetitions of questions already asked and answered, others do not affect the particular inquiry upon which we are engaged.'
"Mr. Cornwall: 'I am sorry to hear that expression of opinion from you, for there is to me, and doubtless to others, something like a direct accusation in the witness's evidence.'
"Witness (in a quiet tone): 'I do not accuse any one. I am speaking the truth.'
"Mr. Cornwall: 'Then it is the truth, and you swear it, that when you last saw Miss Farebrother she wore the brooch which you gave her as a birthday gift?'—'It is the truth, and I swear it.'
"'Can you describe the man who visited the deceased on the night of his death?'—'I can, sir.'
"The Coroner: 'It is a proper question, and it should have been asked. I should doubtless have recalled the witness to answer it.'