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: Yes?

Witness: Ay.

Mr. Walters: What was in your bundle?

Witness: Durdles knows what was in his bundle. Keys, among other things.

Mr. Walters: Oh, keys. And I suppose you let him carry your bundle?

Witness: I did. Well, I had another drink out of his bottle.

Mr. Walters: Did you happen on that occasion to see any quicklime lying about?

Witness: Well, there’s always quicklime lying about the crypt. Always.

Mr. Walters: You noticed it. Did Jasper happen to notice it?

Witness: He did. He asked me what it was for.