"It would be just about a quarter to eight, sir."
"Are you quite sure about that?"
"Quite sure, sir!"
"Did anything fix the time on your mind?"
"Yes, sir—at least, I heard the clocks strike the quarter just after. The Moot Hall clock, sir, and the parish church."
"You're sure it was a quarter to eight o'clock that you heard?"
"Yes, sir, quite sure."
"Why are you quite sure?"
The witness reddened a little and looked shyly aside.