“Thank you, m’lord. I do not require to cross-examine.”
So the rector stood down. Mr Windgate was jubilant. The evidence just heard was all in his client’s favour.
Considerable disappointment prevailed among the audience at the conclusion to which Dr Ingelow’s examination had been so abruptly brought. They looked for something far more exciting. Meanwhile, another witness was being sworn.
“Your name is George Newton?” queried Mr Benham, “and you are a waiter at Welbrook’s Tavern, in the Strand?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Have you been long in that situation?”
“About nine years.”
“Now, look at the prisoner. Have you ever seen him before?”
“Yes,” replied the witness unhesitatingly.
“When?”