Witness.—“I do not like to say.”
Mr. Gill.—“You were less squeamish at the time, I daresay. I ask you for the words.”
Witness.—“I said that if any old gentleman with money took a fancy to me, I was agreeable. I was terribly hard up.”
Mr. Gill.—“What did Taylor say?”
Witness.—“He laughed and said that men far cleverer, richer and better than I preferred things of that kind.”
Mr. Gill.—“Did Taylor mention the prisoner Wilde?”
Witness.—“Not at that time. He arranged to meet me again and I consented.”
Mr. Gill.—“Where did you first meet Wilde?”
Witness.—“At the Solferino Restaurant.”
Mr. Gill.—“Tell me what transpired.”