"Do you know Mrs. Kenyon's sister?"
"Yes."
"Did you have any conversation with anybody there about your mother in Ireland?"
"No."
"Did you tell Miss Barrett that your mother had given you £200 to come to the country for a good time and that you had lost it on the way to the boat?"
"No, sir."
"Did you tell Miss Barrett that you lived at the Wellington hotel?"
"Yes."
Then, prompted by Miss Barrett, Mr. Short put the witness through a long questioning regarding the different kinds of lace.
It was a duel of lace-making knowledge between Miss Gingles and Agnes Barrett, but Mr. Short failed to secure any important admissions.