“I think you must answer,” said his lordship.

“There wur.”

“Who was it?”

“A companion, I s’poase.”

“Yes, but who was he? what was his name?”

No answer.

“You’d rather not answer; very well. Where does he live?”

“I doant know. Westmunster, I believe.”

“Is he here?”

“Not as I knows on.”