"You know that Bernard is innocent," snapped the lady.
"Certainly! But on the evidence before them—"
"A fig for the evidence!" interrupted Miss Berengaria. "I go by my own knowledge of the boy. He wouldn't kill a fly."
"Ah! But you see, the men on the jury never met Bernard."
Finding the lawyer too strong for her, Miss Berengaria changed the subject, being determined not to acknowledge defeat. "Have you heard from young Gore?" she asked.
"No. He may be drowned for all I know."
"For all you know, and you know nothing."
"More's the pity, Miss Plantagenet. Did I know anything I might be able to satisfy myself that Gore is alive."
"Of course he is alive."
"On what ground do you say that?" asked Durham, surprised.