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: That’s what you said, is it?

Witness: Yes.

Mr. Walters: And what did Mr. Jasper say to that?

Witness: He said it was wonderful, and I says, “No; I ain’t going to take it as a gift, ’cause it’s all out o’ my own head.”

Mr. Walters: I understand you told him what you could do by tapping the walls—tell whether it was hollow or solid?

Witness: Yes, Durdles can tell whether it’s hollow or solid by its tap.

Mr. Walters: Was he interested in your conversation?

Witness: Very much, sir.

Mr. Walters: Did you happen to notice the Sapsea tomb?

Witness: Durdles knows the Sapsea tomb.