“No.”
“And do you mean on your oath, sir, to say that you had enlisted at that time.”
“Now look at that,” said Joe; “the Sergeant there enlisted me, and he knows.”
“I suppose you had seen your master’s watch many times?”
“I’d seen it,” said Joe.
“And did not give evidence!”
“No; I warnt called, and know’d nothing about it.”
“You’ve been paid for coming here, I suppose?”
“Not a farden, and wouldn’t take un; he bin a good maister to me as ever lived.”
“And you left him. Now then, sir, be careful; do you swear you heard Bumpkin say Snooks should not have the pig?”