Trial of John Jasper, lay precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County of Kent, for the murder of Edwin Drood, engineer

by England) Dickens Fellowship (London

Mr. Walters: And you occupied the responsible and honourable position of “Noser”?

Witness: Quite right. The best position I could get.

Mr. Walters: And he treated you with great respect?

Witness: Yes.

Mr. Walters: Remarkable respect from a barrister to his clerk?

Witness: That is due to the fact that he is a man of exceptional graciousness.

Mr. Walters: And you treated him with great respect?

Witness: I worked for him, I think, very hard, and with very great fidelity.

Mr. Walters: I said you treated him with great respect. I did not ask about your fidelity.

Witness: You will forgive my mentioning it, won’t you?