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After escorting her to Ostend , I went to Hungary to serve in the army of our ally , the Emperor , against the Turks , the enemies of all Christians . After a severe wound , I have come home , knowing nothing of conspiracies , and I was taken by surprise on arriving here at Winchester at finding that my cousin was on his trial for the unfortunate deed into which I was betrayed by haste and passion , but entirely without premeditation or intent to do more than to defend the young lady . So that I plead that my crime does not amount to murder from malicious intent ; and likewise , that those who charge me with the actual death of Peregrine Oakshott should prove him to be dead . '' Charles 's first witness was Mrs. Lang , his late wife 's ` own woman , ' who spared him many questions by garrulously declaring ` what a work ' poor little Madam had made about the rose-coloured sarcenet , causing the pattern to be searched out as soon as she came home from the bonfire , and how she had ` gone on at ' her husband till he promised to give it to Mistress Anne , and how he had been astir at four o'clock in the morning , and had called to her -LRB- Mrs. Lang -RRB- to look to her mistress , who might perhaps get some sleep now that she had her will and hounded him out to go over to Portchester about that silk . Nothing was asked of this witness by the prosecution except the time of Mr. Archfield 's return . The question of jealousy was passed over . Of the pond apparition nothing was said .