MR. WALTERS: When this conversation took place between you and John Jasper, did it occur to you that he was dazed, as if suffering from the effect of drugs? WITNESS: No. MR. WALTERS: Did it strike you that he was particularly clear-headed? WITNESS: I think so. Yes: he was very clear-headed. MR. WALTERS: Was he concise and clear in his remarks? WITNESS: Yes, perfectly clear. MR. WALTERS: If anybody told you he was suffering from the effect of drugs, or was dazed or bewildered, would your observation bear that out? WITNESS: No, indeed. MR. WALTERS: What did you do in respect of Mr. Neville? WITNESS: We sent some men after him, and Mr. Jasper and I followed. Directly we came up with him, Jasper said, “Where is my nephew?” and Neville said, “Why do you ask me?” MR. WALTERS: What did Jasper say? WITNESS: He said, “He was last seen in your company”—or words to that effect. MR. WALTERS: When he said that, what sort of impression did it cause on you? What did you think it meant? WITNESS: I am sorry to say I had the unpleasant impression that he meant to suggest that Neville Landless was in some way responsible for Drood’s disappearance. MR. WALTERS: Once more he was suggesting murder? WITNESS: Yes, that was the impression. MR. WALTERS: And once more suggesting that Neville Landless was the murderer? WITNESS: That was so, undoubtedly. MR. WALTERS: This man, Neville Landless, with this terrible charge hanging over him; did he come back readily? WITNESS: Yes. MR. WALTERS: Did he answer any questions put to him? WITNESS: Quite frankly. MR. WALTERS: Some time afterwards, you made a discovery, I think. Would you mind telling the Court what it was? WITNESS: I was walking along by the river, some two miles above where these young men had gone for their walk—by the weir, in fact,—when I saw something shining brightly. Looking more closely, I thought it was a jewel. I immediately dived in, being fortunately a good swimmer, and found that it was a gold watch and chain. The chain was hanging on the timbers. Later I found in the mud a gold scarf-pin. The watch had the initials E. D. engraved on it. MR. WALTERS: Did you tell Jasper you had discovered these things? WITNESS: At once. MR. WALTERS: Did he say anything about it? WITNESS: Nothing at the time, but a few days later, when we were disrobing in the vestry, he showed me the diary to which I have alluded. MR. WALTERS: Did it contain any reference to it? WITNESS: I cannot charge my memory with the exact words, but something to this effect—“My poor boy is certainly murdered. The discovery of the watch and scarf-pin leaves that beyond doubt. They were no doubt thrown away to prevent identification of the body”—or words to that effect. MR. WALTERS: One moment, Mr. Crisparkle. Am I right in saying that once more Murder was suggested to you? WITNESS: Yes. MR. WALTERS: And that Neville Landless was pointed to as the murderer? WITNESS: Yes.