"No. I not only doubted it; but stoutly contradicted it."
"You had a better opinion of Doctor Gambado?"
"I had."
"Now, sir, did not your friend actually say to you, that he would have the fellow up, meaning Doctor Gambado, for being a horse dealer without a licence?"
"He did."
"Did he not go to the Doctor with that intent?"
"I verily believe he did; but I certainly did not accompany him with any such intent."
"You recommended him purely for his health?"
"I did; and, moreover, I paid the Doctor's fee, upon the promise that he would follow the Doctor's advice."
"Are Mr. Deuce's habits penurious?"