’Youmayhaveseeninthenewspapers，sir，’saidGabriel，pointingtotheonewhichlaybyhisside，’thatIwasawitnessagainstthismanuponhistrialsomedayssince;andthatitwasnothisfaultIwasalive，andabletospeaktowhatIknew。’

　　’MAYhaveseen！’criedSirJohn。’MydearMrVarden，youarequiteapubliccharacter，andliveinallmen’sthoughtsmostdeservedly。

　　NothingcanexceedtheinterestwithwhichIreadyourtestimony，andrememberedthatIhadthepleasureofaslightacquaintancewithyou——Ihopeweshallhaveyourportraitpublished？’

　　’Thismorning，sir，’saidthelocksmith，takingnonoticeofthesecompliments，’earlythismorning，amessagewasbroughttomefromNewgate，atthisman’srequest，desiringthatIwouldgoandseehim，forhehadsomethingparticulartocommunicate。Ineedn’ttellyouthatheisnofriendofmine，andthatIhadneverseenhim，untiltheriotersbesetmyhouse。’

　　SirJohnfannedhimselfgentlywiththenewspaper，andnodded。

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