"I can't, sir," reluctantly. "I gave them to Captain Lloyd, and I don't know what he did with them."
The judge advocate, who had entered all questions and answers in the book before him, paused and gazed blankly at Symonds for a moment; then resumed his examination.
"When did you last see Captain Lloyd?"
"On the afternoon of Monday, the sixth of last March. He had just returned from Winchester."
"Did he speak of the accused?"
"He did, sir."
"In what way?"
"He told me," Symonds cleared his throat, and spoke impressively, "that he had absolute proof that Miss Newton was a rebel spy."
"Did he make that statement in the privacy of his room, or in the public hall?"
"In the hall, sir."