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 every ear intent for his testimony. It was most disappointing.

"Have you made any experiments," the coroner asked; "as to the shadow thrown on the shades of Mr. Wing's library, with relation to the position of the light?"

"I have."

"With what results?"

"If the light is on the writing-desk, the highest and largest shadow is thrown on the shade nearest the street and none is thrown on the shade nearest the door. If the light is on the reading-table in front of the fireplace, or in the centre of the mantel over the fireplace, the highest and largest shadow is on the shade of the centre window. If the light is on the mantel near the safe, the largest and highest shadow is on the shade nearest the door, and the smallest and lowest on the shade nearest the road. If the light is on the safe itself, or on the stand near the safe, no shadow is thrown on the shade nearest the street."

"You have heard the testimony of the last witness as to the shadows he saw?"