Cox brought it. The sums were commenced all right, and the answer was correct also, but there were several mistakes in the working which could not possibly have produced the results put down.
“It is very extraordinary, Cox, how you could get such an answer from that working.”
“Please, sir, I copied the sums in the book in a hurry, perhaps I made some mistakes.”
“Perhaps! Come now, tell me the truth. Have you a book with answers?”
“No, sir.”
“You have never bought such a book?”
“You did not go into Mr. Thrupp’s a fortnight ago and buy one?”
“No, sir,” replied Cox hesitatingly.
“How can you stand there, Cox, and tell me such a deliberate falsehood? If you do not at once speak the truth, I will take you to the dean. I have seen Mr. Thrupp, who knows you, and he said you did buy a copy. Mr. Thrupp also told me that you bought a similar book last term. I have not the slightest doubt now that you put that leaf of answers into Davidson’s book, or, at least, that it belonged to you.”