"'You met the prisoner shortly after she left your mistress's house on the night her father was murdered?'-'Yes.'
"'She gave you a message to deliver to your mistress?'—'Yes; she said she was going to Parksides to see her father.'
"'Did you notice the dress she was wearing?'—'I saw it.'
"'What dress was it?'—'Her favourite frock, a blue one.'
"'Is there any doubt in your mind upon the point?'—'None at all. She had her blue frock on.'"
Tom Barley is examined:
"'You were in the service of the murdered man?'—'For many a long year. My grandfather and grandmother were care-takers there before Miser Farebrother took possession.'
"'Answer only the questions that are put to you. What age was the prisoner when you entered her father's service?'—'Miss Phœbe couldn't have been more than two. I was there when she first came.'
"'You were previously engaged, then?'—'Yes; at two-pence a week, and I never got more.'
"'What inducement was there for you to remain?'—'Well, I grew up there, so to speak; and I couldn't bear the thought of leaving Miss Phœbe.'