The Judge.—Who made that unseemly remark?
Sir Charles.—I did, my lord. My wife never corresponded with the cur.
The Plaintiff.—It is only one insult more, gentlemen, and as false as the rest. Permit me, my lord. My own counsel would never have put the question. I would not, for the world, give Lady Bassett pain; but Sir Charles and his counsel have extorted the truth from me. Her ladyship did open a correspondence with me, and a friendly one.
The Plaintiff's Counsel.—Will your lordship ask whether that was after the defendant had written the libel?
The question was put, and answered in the affirmative.
Lady Bassett hid her face in her hands. Sir Charles saw the movement, and groaned aloud.
The Judge.—I beg the case may not be encumbered with irrelevant matter.
Counsel replied that the correspondence would be made evidence in the case. (To the witness.)—“You wrote this letter to Lady Bassett?”
“Yes.”
“And every word in it?”