Had  he  ever  been  a  spy  himself.?  No,  he  scorned  the  base
insinuation.  What  did  he  live  upon  ?  His  property.  Where
was  his  property.''  He  didn't  precisely  remember  where  it
was.  What  was  it.-*  No  business  of  anybody's.  Had  he
inherited  it .''  Yes,  he  had.  From  whom .''  Distant  relation.
Very  distant.'  Rather.  Ever  been  in  prison?  Certainly
not.  Never  in  a  debtors'  prison?  Didn't  see  what  that  had
to  do  with  it.  Never  in  a  debtors'  prison.'' — Come,  once
again.  Never  ?  Yes.  How  many  times  ?  Two  or  three
times.     Not  five  or  six  ?     Perhaps.     Of  what    profession  ?


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Gentleman.  Ever  been  kicked.''  Might  have  been.  Fre-
quently.'' No.  Ever  kicked  down-stairs?  Decidedly  not;
once  received  a  kick  on  the  top  of  a  staircase,  and  fell  down-
stairs of  his  own  accord.  Kicked  on  that  occasion  for  cheating
at  dice.?  Something  to  that  effect  was  said  by  the  intoxi-
cated liar  who  committed  the  assault,  but  it  was  not  true.
Swear  it  was  not  true.'  Positively.  Ever  live  by  cheating
at  play  ?  Never.  Ever  live  by  play  ?  Not  more  than  other
gentlemen  do.  Ever  borrow  money  of  the  prisoner  ."^  Yes.
Ever  pay  him?  No.  Was  not  this  intimacy  with  the
prisoner,  in  reality  a  very  slight  one,  forced  upon  the  prisoner
in  coaches,  inns,  and  packets  ?  No.  Sure  he  saw  the  prisoner
with  these  lists?  Certain.  Knew  no  more  about  the  lists?
No.  Had  not  procured  them  himself,  for  instance?  No.
