Ryder. White satin.
Prisoner. Then you could have seen me, even among the trees, had I been on that side the Mere?
Ryder. I can't say. However, I never said you were on the very spot where the deed was done; but you were out of doors.
Prisoner. How do you know that?
Ryder. Why, you told me so yourself.
Prisoner. Then, that is my evidence, not yours. Swear to no more than you know. Had my husband, to your knowledge, a reason for absconding suddenly?
Ryder. Yes, he had.
Prisoner. What was it?
Ryder. Fear of you.
Prisoner. Nay, I mean, had he not something to fear, something quite different from that I am charged with?