"Was the Major there then?"
"Of course he was," said the judge.
"I don't see any 'of course' about it. He might have come afterwards."
"If you'd seen what I saw," said the judge—"a mere glimpse, of course I coughed at once. But if you'd been there you'd know that he couldn't have come afterwards. He must have been there for some time."
"I don't know what you mean," said Meldon.
"If you will have it in plain language," said the judge, "the whole thing was settled, and the usual accompaniments were in full swing."
"Do you mean to suggest that my friend Major Kent was kissing Miss King?"
"As well as I could see, he was."
"After proposing to her?"
"Certainly. He wouldn't do it before."