“John Gathorne Crozier.”
“Any title?”
“He was a baronet.”
“What was his business?”
“He had no profession, though he had business, of course.”
“Ah, he lived by his wits?”
“No, he was not a lawyer! I have said he had no profession. He lived on his money on his estate.”
The judge waved down the laughter at Burlingame’s expense.
“In official documents what was his description?” snarled Burlingame.
“‘Gentleman’ was his designation in official documents.”