J. F.  H’m!  So I should think.  That’ll do, Mr. Potlegoff; I won’t muddle your “Rent-of-Ability” any more.  Good bye.

[ Sergeant Sticktoit called.

Mr. H.  Have you heard the prisoner speaking?

St.  Yes.

Mr. H.  Where?

St.  At Beadon Road amongst other places: that’s where I took him.

Mr. H.  What was he doing?

St.  Standing on a stool, speaking

Mr. H.  Yes; speaking: to how many people?

St.  About a thousand.