The Child of Waterloo, or, The Horrors of the Battle-Field — page 64: what you’re looking at

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THE CHILD OF WATERLOO. é? eyes were upon him, and no wonder that a slight accession of color visited his cheeks for a moment, and then left them, to all appearance, paler than they were before. ir Francis Knightley’s clerk busied himself in procuring si- lence, and then, after a few preliminaries, with which we need not trouble -the reader, the landlord of the Morton Arms was first called. He deposed to the stranger coming on horseback to his house; to his making inquiries about the neighborhood, and finally, his retiring to rest. nally, Toggs concluded by saying,— ‘And that’s all I knows about it, only excepting as I feels uite clear Jim didn’t do it: and as far as trusting him went, ’d sleep in the same room with him, if so be as my pillow was stuffed with gold-dust, and there was a diamond sticking in my throat.” Captain Morton was standing close to the magistrate, to whom he now said something, upon which Sir Francis Knightley nod- ded, and then addressing Toggs, he said: ‘‘Had you any other visitor at the inn?” ‘Yes, your worship.” ‘““ Who was he?” ‘‘A beggar-man. He wanted to mind the gentleman’s horse but he would not let him till he had taken off the saddle, an that seemed to offend him, so off he went at once.” ‘‘ Have you seen him since ?” ‘*T have not.” ‘Should you know him again ?” ‘‘Oh, dear, yes.” ‘* Describe him.” ‘* A middle-sized man, dressed very much in rags, with a cloth cap, and very black hair.” oggs was asked no more questions, and theu the cook at the inn was examined, who deposed to the fact concerning the candle, with which the reader is already acquainted, and which, therefore, we need not repeat at all. She, too, had seen the mendicant, of whose personal appearance she gave asimilar de- scription to that which Toggs had given. No questions were asked either of these witnesses by Jem. The flight of some man across the village, and into the church- yard, was now proved, and the man who had from his garden seen a stranger leap from one of the windows of the church, and who, it will be recollected, detailed that fact to Captain Morton, was examined. It was a most puzzling case, for while there was quite enough to warrant any magistrate in commit- ting Jem for the murdcr, yet there were circumstances con- nected with the affair, which threw a great air of doubt and mystery over it. ‘¢There will be an inquest upon .the body of the murdered traveler,” said Sir Francis, ‘‘and I feel strongly inclined to take no step beyond remanding the prisoner for a few days now. Have you anything to say, prisoner, in opposition to such a course, in explanation of anything which hus been said against you’ You have no occasion to make any statement comicbooks. com