"Did he say she ought to have something to look after herself with?"
Despite Ronnie's protest at the leading question, his lordship allowed it; and James Travers answered, "Yes."
"And what happened then?"
"He showed me a pistol."
"A pistol!" Brunton signaled to the clerk of the court, and the clerk handed up a revolver to the witness. "Is that the pistol?"
"Yes."
"Was this weapon loaded when you last saw it?"
"It was."
"Did Fielding make any remark about it?"
"Yes. He said: 'That'll cook Bill's goose for him.'"