’Whoare\"we\"，doctor？’saidMrWalker。
’Icannotmakesuchaninquirybemyself，youknow。Isupposethebishopwouldaskmetoselecttwoorthreeotherclergymentoactwithme。That’stheusualwayofdoingit。Butyoumaybequitesureofthis，Walker；theassizeswillbeover，andthejuryhavefoundtheirverdictlongbeforewehavesettledourpreliminaries。’
’Andwhatwillthebethegoodofyourgoingonafterthat？’
’Onlythisgood：——iftheunfortunatemanbeconvicted——’
’Whichhewon’t’saidToogood，whothoughtitexpedienttoputonabolderfrontintalkingofthemattertotheruraldean，thanhehadassumedinhiswhisperedconversationwithMrsWalker。