MR. WALTERS: That is where your courage came in again?—But you need not reply. I shall leave it to the Jury to draw their own conclusions. And now, all this time you were watching Jasper? Did you discover anything about his actions? WITNESS: Nothing definite. MR. WALTERS: Did you hear of his going here and there? WITNESS: Yes; there were periodical disappearances. MR. WALTERS: Did you know where he went on those occasions? WITNESS: Yes, he went to London. MR. WALTERS: And when in Cloisterham, how did he behave? WITNESS: He went about always throwing out hints that he had thought my brother so hot tempered that he was afraid for his nephew to meet him. MR. WALTERS: Did he meet Rosa Bud again? WITNESS: He made love to her. MR. WALTERS: Did she receive him kindly? WITNESS: Hated him, loathed him, was terrified at him. MR. WALTERS: Did he say anything to her when he discovered what her attitude was? WITNESS: He told her that nothing should prevent him from having her himself. No one should stand against him. MR. WALTERS: Did he threaten anyone who did stand against him? WITNESS: Yes; he threatened my brother’s life. MR. WALTERS: You mean, he said to Rosa Bud something which amounted to a threat against your brother’s life? WITNESS: He said he could place him in the greatest jeopardy and danger. MR. WALTERS: Then you thought his danger would increase? WITNESS: Yes. MR. WALTERS: I suppose you went to London occasionally to see your brother? WITNESS: Not often. MR. WALTERS: Did you ever see Rosa Bud in London? WITNESS: Yes. She fled to London, so terrified was she at Jasper with his desperate love-making. She went to Mr. Grewgious, her guardian. MR. WALTERS: And you determined to shield her as much as possible? WITNESS: More than ever. MR. WALTERS: Did you ever recall those words, that you would not, in any circumstances, be afraid of Jasper? WITNESS: Yes. MR. WALTERS: Not a mere idle boast? WITNESS: No. MR. WALTERS: You meant it? WITNESS: I did. MR. WALTERS: Six months went by, and no progress made? WITNESS: I found out nothing. MR. WALTERS: Yet the danger remained, and increased? WITNESS: I grew more and more anxious. MR. WALTERS: It was the woman against the man, and the woman was making no headway? WITNESS: Yes. MR. WALTERS: Did you think it was about time to change your course of action? WITNESS: I did. MR. WALTERS: What did you do? WITNESS: I remembered how, as a little girl, I dressed myself as a boy, and now I determined to dress myself as a man. MR. WALTERS: That was the result of recalling what you had done as a girl? WITNESS: Yes. MR. WALTERS: What you had done in the past you could do again? WITNESS: Yes. MR. WALTERS: It was difficult, you realised? WITNESS: Yes, it was difficult, but I determined to overcome every difficulty. MR. WALTERS: You did not shrink? WITNESS: Naturally I shrank, but the end was worth all the sacrifice. MR. WALTERS: You determined to go through with it?