"One thing," suddenly remarked Noah Pearn. "I want to ax whether among the characters in the show we might have Judge Jeffreys. I seed his name in an old book awhile ago, and 'tis clear he held his court to Lydford castle. Shall he walk with the procession?"
"We can go into that later. We must read the minutes first. Otherwise everything is ultra vires and illegal," declared Mr. Churchward.
"Well, Spry can set it at rest in a minute by saying who Judge Jeffreys was—that is if he knows," suggested Mr. Taverner.
"We all know that," declared Mr. Norseman. "He was a regular historical Lydford character."
"Would he do to walk, Spry, or wouldn't he? Answer in a word. If he's no good—we need say no more."
"Order!" cried Mr. Churchward. "I call everybody to order who interferes with Spry. We must have the minutes!"
"You ought to know about Judge Jeffreys yourself," said Weekes shortly. "You're a schoolmaster, and should have the whole history of the man at your finger-ends."
"And so I have," declared Mr. Churchward. "Of course I have. Who doubts it?"
"Then let's hear it. Ban't for the chairman to deny information to the committee," said Mr. Pearn.
Adam shrugged his shoulders.