The verdict was not arrived at that day. When other witnesses had been examined, the coroner addressed the jury. Ten of them listened deferentially, and were quite prepared to return a verdict of Manslaughter against Abel Crew; seemed red-hot to do it, in fact. But two of them dissented. They were not satisfied, they said; and they held out for adjourning the inquest to see if any more light could be thrown upon the affair. As they evidently had the room with them, the coroner yielded, and adjourned the inquest in a temper. And then it was discovered that the name was not Crew but Carew. Abel himself corrected the coroner. Upon that, the coroner sharply demanded why he had lived under a false name. "Nay, sir," replied Abel, as dignified as you please, "I have had no intention of doing so. When I first came to this neighbourhood I gave my name correctly--Carew: but the people at once converted it into Crew by their mode of pronunciation." "At any rate, you must have sanctioned it." "Tacitly I have done so. What did it signify? When I have had occasion to write my name--but that has been very rare--I have written it Carew. Old Sir Peter Chavasse knew it was Carew, and used to call me so; as did Sir Geoffry. Indeed, sir, I have had no reason to conceal my name." "That's enough," said the coroner, cutting him short. "Stand back, Abel Carew. The proceedings are adjourned to this day week." IV. ABEL CREW. Things are done in remote country places that would not be done in towns. Whether the law is understood by us, or whether it is not, it often happens that it is very much exceeded, or otherwise not acted upon. Those who have to exercise it sometimes show themselves as ignorant of it as if they had lived all their lives in the wilds of America. Old Jones the constable was one of these. When not checked by his masters, the magistrates, he would do most outrageous things--speaking of the law and of common sense. And he did one in reference to Abel Crew. I still say Crew. Though it had come out that his name was Carew, we should be sure to call him Crew to the end.