To make matters worse, he came through his cross-examination untouched.
For every question put to him he had a good natural answer, and, when he
stepped down from the box and the Court rose at five-and-twenty minutes
past one, it was with something of a shock that I found myself wondering
whether by any possible chance a mistake had been made, and we were
pursuing an innocent man.
Berry had engaged a table at the _Savoy_, and he and the others left
immediately, for there was little time.
I stayed for a moment to speak with our advisers.
"It's no use disguising the fact," said counsel in a low tone, "that we
are up against it. I believe that fellow to be a prize liar. He's too
infernally suave. But he knows his job inside out, and he's shaken our
case badly. I can't speak for the Judge, but he's impressed the jury,
and you can't get away from it. If his chauffeur comes up to the
scratch, I believe they'll stop the case." I groaned, and he touched me
on the shoulder. "You go and get your lunch," he said.
Heavily I made my way out of the building.
I was waiting for the taxi to which I had signalled, when--
"I observe," said a quiet voice, "that you don't remember me."
I swung round to see a tall dark girl with grey-blue eyes and a charming
smile regarding me amusedly.
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