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Rh "That you swear?"

"You have already reminded me that I am on my oath."

"It is necessary to keep that fact always before you, Mr. Ferguson. Then if Miss Moore says that this cloak is hers she will be stating what is false?"

"When Miss Moore makes such a claim it will be time to discuss it. Don't let us be suppositious." "Very well. I will not put to you any more questions, Mr. Ferguson, at present; though don't suppose for a moment that I have done with you. I have to inform you, Mr. Coroner, that this witness has been uttering a series of perjuries, well knowing them to be perjuries, for the obvious purpose of defeating the ends of Justice. And I have to ask that, at the very least, a watch be kept upon his movements."

"He shall be detained."

"Detained!"

I laughed. I buttoned my coat across my chest, and I walked out of the room. The people made way to let me pass as if I had been the plague. Possibly it was because they saw something in my appearance which they did not altogether like. A constable stood at the entrance. I motioned him, with my hand, to move on one side. He moved aside, I saw that there was