"Here you are then," he said. "And I hear you bring news from the Old
Bailey?"
"I came from there half an hour ago, Sir."
"Ah! And the verdict was Guilty, Mr. Chiffinch tells me?"
"Yes, Sir."
"How did the people take it?"
"They applauded a great deal, Sir."
"They applauded, you say. At the end only, or all the while?"
"They applauded, Sir, whenever any of my Lords made a hit against the
Catholics."
"Were there any who did otherwise?"
"Not one, Sir, that I could hear."