Todd's counsel rose, and in a very respectful voice, he said—
"Did you ever see this String of Pearls, about which so much fuss is made, colonel?"
"Yes; Mr. Thornhill showed it to me."
"Oh. Do you know a young lady named Johanna Oakley?"
"I had that pleasure."
"You had? Have you not now?"
"I have the honour of her acquaintance since her marriage; she is now Mrs. Ingestrie."
The counsel seemed to be a little staggered by this answer, but after a moment or two, he resumed saying—
"Do you know a young lady named Arabella Wilmot?"
"I did."