“He was ordered to Colorado by his physicians, wasn't he?”
“I believe so.”
“And wasn't that the real reason why he was forced to sell out, and not because he objected to the reorganisation?”
“We object,” said the Stated attorney. “Objection sustained.”
Sampson looked at Miss Hildebrand. Her gaze shifted from the Court to him almost in the same instant, and it seemed to express astonishment, even incredulity—as if she were saying (although he was sure she would not have expressed herself so vulgarly): “Well, can you beat that!”
“And now, Mr. Stevens,” went on Mr. O'Brien, after taking the usual exception, “you testified in direct examination that you and Mr. Drew purchased the defendant's Manhattan property. Did you buy it for the Cornwallis Realty and Investment Company, or for yourselves as individuals?”
“We bought it for ourselves, as individuals.”
“The company was not interested in the transaction?”
“No.”
“Did you first give the company an opportunity to buy, or did you—”