“Yes, all our jewellery was kept there.”
“But there was no portion of the Folliard jewellery touched?”
“No; but the Bingham sets were all taken, and all found upon the prisoner.”
“What was your opinion of the prisoner's circumstances?”
“I could form no opinion about them.”
“Had he not the reputation of being an independent man?”
“I believe such was the impression.”
“In what style of life did he live?”
“Certainly in the style of a gentleman.”
“Do you think, then, that necessity was likely to tempt a man of independence like him to steal your daughter's jewels?”