"In whose watch, Mr. Dodd, did the prisoner serve?"
"In mine, sir; I chose him."
"Any regrets?"
"None, sir."
"What sort of character?"
"First-rate, sir; best helmsman we has, makings of an excellent seaman. Couldn't have done it, sir."
"Done what?"
"Done murder, sir."
"I think," observed the magistrate, "that this is opinion rather than evidence as to fact."
"Does the prisoner get on well with Captain Home?"