The Attorney-general. "That is, the most expensive?"
Witness. "Of necessity."
The Attorney-general. "When you placed the wine before him, did you observe anything that struck you as unusual?"
Witness. "Yes; it was that, like other people, they should have been drinking their soup, or have finished it; but they had not drunk it."
The Attorney-general. "Had it been served from the tureen into their plates?"
Witness. "No, not a spoonful. It was as I brought it--not touched."
The Attorney-general. "As they were not eating, what were they doing?"
Witness. "They were engaged in conversation."
The Attorney-general. "Very earnestly?"
Witness. "Very earnestly."