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Chapter 25

           

           "Iaskthecourttoinstructthewitnessthatheneednotanswersuchaquestion,"putinJephson,risingandfixingfirstClydeandthenOberwaltzerwithhiseye."Itispurelyanargumentativeoneandhasnorealbearingonthefactsinthiscase."

           "Isoinstruct,"repliedOberwaltzer."Thewitnessneednotanswer."WhereuponClydemerelystared,greatlyheartenedbythisunexpectedaid.

           "Well,togoon,"proceededMason,nowmorenettledandannoyedthaneverbythiswatchfuleffortonthepartofBelknapandJephsontobreaktheforceandsignificanceofhiseachandeveryattack,andallthemoredeterminednottobeoutdone—"yousayyoudidn’tintendtomarryherifyoucouldhelpit,beforeyouwentupthere?"

           "Yes,sir."

           "Thatshewantedyoutobutyouhadn’tmadeupyourmind?"

           "Yes."

           "Well,doyourecallthecook-bookandthesaltandpeppershakersandthespoonsandknivesandsoonthatsheputinherbag?"

           "Yes,sir.Ido."

           "WhatdoyousupposeshehadinmindwhensheleftBiltzwiththosethingsinhertrunkthatshewasgoingouttoliveinsomehallbedroomsomewhere,unmarried,whileyoucametoseeheronceaweekoronceamonth?"

           BeforeBelknapcouldobject,Clydeshotbacktheproperanswer.

           "Ican’tsaywhatshehadinhermindaboutthat.

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