Witness.—“Yes, a little.”

Sir Edward.—“I put it to you that your father requested you to leave his house?”

Witness.—“Yes. He strongly objected to my friendship with Wilde.”

Sir Edward.—“You were uneasy in your mind as to Wilde’s object?”

Witness.—“That is so.”

Sir Edward.—“When did your mental balance, if I can put it so, recover itself?”

Witness.—“About October or November last.”

Sir Edward.—“And have you remained well ever since?”

Witness.—“I think so.”

Sir Edward.—“Yet I find that in January of this year you were in serious trouble?”