"Perhaps so," answered Mr. Dunbar; "I did not know the distance to the Ferns, and I did not make any calculation as to time. I merely said to the deceased, 'I shall go back and look at the cathedral; and I will wait for you there.' I said this, and I told him to be as quick as he could."
"That was all that passed between you?"
"It was. I then returned to the cathedral."
"And you waited there for the deceased?"
"I did. I waited until close upon the hour at which I had ordered dinner at the George."
There was a pause, during which the coroner looked very thoughtful.
"I am compelled to ask you one more question, Mr. Dunbar," he said, presently, hesitating a little as he spoke.
"I am ready to answer any questions you may wish to ask," Mr. Dunbar replied, very quietly.
"Were you upon friendly terms with the deceased?"
"I have just told you so. We were on excellent terms. I found him an agreeable companion. His manners were those of a gentleman. I don't know how he had picked up his education, but he certainly had contrived to educate himself some how or other."