Witness. "No, sir. My master was calm enough, but his companion appeared to be very excited. My master seemed to be trying to persuade him to do something."
The Attorney-general. "From their attitude, should you have assumed that his arguments prevailed?"
Witness. "I can't possibly say, sir."
The Attorney-general. "Well, then, the man went away and the prisoner returned to you. What were his next directions?"
Witness. "To drive to Bloomsbury Square, and stop where he directed me."
The Attorney-general. "You did so?"
Witness. "Yes, sir. When we reached the square in Queen Street he pulled the check-string, and I stopped there. He got out of the carriage and looked about him."
The Attorney-general. "As if in search of some person?"
Witness. "Yes, sir."
The Attorney-general. "Did he make any remark to you?"