' 'What were ye doing here,
then?' says Sir Terence. 'I was coming to see you,' says the
captain. 'What about?' says Sir Terence, and with that the captain
got angry, said he refused to be cross-questioned and went off to
report himself under arrest as he was bid."
That closed the butler's evidence, and the judge-advocate looked
across at the prisoner.
"Have you any questions for the witness?" he inquired.
"None," replied Captain Tremayne. "He has given his evidence very
faithfully and accurately."
Major Swan invited the court to question the witness in any manner
it considered desirable. The only one to avail himself of the
invitation was Carruthers, who, out of his friendship and concern
for Tremayne - and a conviction of Tremayne's innocence begotten
chiefly by that friendship desired to bring out anything that might
tell in his favour.
"What was Captain Tremayne's bearing when he spoke to you and to Sir
Terence?"
"Quite as usual, sir."
"He was quite calm, not at all perturbed?"
"Devil a bit; not until Sir Terence ordered him under arrest, and
then he was a little hot."
"Thank you, Mullins."
Dismissed by the court, Mullins would have departed, but that upon
being told by the sergeant-major that he was at liberty to remain
if he chose he found a seat on one of the benches ranged against the
wall.
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