Counsel.--"And how long had you been in Northferry when this event took place?"
Witness.--"A little more than two months."
Counsel.--"Then am I to understand that Mr. Fleming was newly appointed to the rectory at Northferry?"
Witness.--"He had been there about five months at that time; but I remained at the vicarage at Sandbourn for more than two months after he got Northferry."
Counsel.--"Oh! he is a pluralist, is he? Will you swear that it was not half-past five when the prisoner called?"
Witness.--"Yes, I will; for at half-past five it is quite dark."
"Will you swear it was not twenty-five minutes past?" asked the counsel.
Witness.--"Yes, Sir, I think I will, quite safely; for, as I told the other gentleman, though the sun was just down, and it might be a little grayish, yet there was plenty of light, and I could see across the street; for I remember wondering what Higgins, the grocer, was doing with a barrel he was twisting round before his door."
Counsel.--"Now upon your oath, Sir, what time was it really when the prisoner came?"
Witness.--"As near as I can guess, from five to ten minutes after five."