“Not till the following June.”
“That is to say, from August of the previous year till June of the actual year in which the deceased met his death, you did not set eyes on Roland Dorrien?”
“You have my exact meaning.”
“Did any of your family?”
“Not to my knowledge.”
“Will you repeat that statement?”
“Not to my knowledge.” Here Mr Windgate made a careful note. Then followed a great deal of questioning as to the prisoner’s marriage and the terms upon which he and the witness had always stood.
“Now, Dr Ingelow,” went on the Crown counsel, waxing impressive. “Kindly give me your closest attention. You have always been on the most intimate terms with the prisoner.”
“Always.”
“Should you call him a man of a cheerful disposition!”