Witness. "No, sir; but he seemed, the whole of that day, to have something on his mind which kept him from thinking of anything else, or attending to it."
The Attorney-general. "After he walked quickly away, what did you do?"
Witness. "As I had more than an hour to spare I drove back to the inn I spoke of, and baited my horses, and had a bite of bread-and-cheese myself."
The Attorney-general. "Anything to drink?"
Witness. "A bottle of ginger-beer."
The Attorney-general. "Timing yourself as usual, were you back on the spot you left the prisoner at the end of the hour and a quarter?"
Witness. "To the minute."
The Attorney-general. "Was he waiting for you?"
Witness. "No, sir. I saw nothing of him for another two hours."
The Attorney-general. "Did he return by the road he quitted you?"