Mrs.“You are the daughter of Mrs. Warren of the Thatched Farm? Your age is now twenty-four? Till ten days ago you were in the employment of Miss Prince at the Thatched Cottage? Before that you were for a considerable time head parlour-maid at the Thatched House?”
He reads over these questions, or rather assertions, very rapidly, and each time the woman witness nods her head.
“And now I ask you to recall what happened nine—or was it ten—days ago?”
Nine or ten days ago? Sir Harold surely means nine months ago?
Again the witness nods, this time eagerly.
“You received the following telegram?”
Again Sir Harold turns round, and again a piece of paper is handed up to him.
The witness holds out her hand.
“No, the jury must hear the telegram, so I will read it out.”
In clear tones Sir Haro
