Witness.—“Oh, dear, no!”
Sir Edward.—“Yet you separated from this Burton after that visit?”
Witness.—“I gave up being a bookmaker’s clerk.”
Sir Edward.—“What name did Burton use in the ring?”
Witness.—“Watson was his betting name.”
Sir Edward.—“Did you blackmail a gentleman at Nice?”
Witness.—“No.”
Sir Edward.—“Are you sure there was no quarrel between you and Burton at Nice?”
Witness.—“There may have been a little one, but I don’t remember anything of the kind.”