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COKESON。 Ye´es�察�I think he did。
CLEAVER。 Would you say that that denoted insanity��
He sits downs。 COKESON�察�who has opened his mouth to reply�察�is left gaping。
FROME。 ��Rising hastily�А�Have you ever caught him in that dishevelled state before��
COKESON。 No� �He was always clean and quiet。
FROME。 That will do�察�thank you。
COKESON turns blandly to the JUDGE�察�as though to rebuke counsel for not remembering that the JUDGE might wish to have a chance�察 �arriving at the conclusion that he is to be asked nothing further�察�he turns and descends from the box�察�and sits down next to JAMES and WALTER。
FROME。 Ruth Honeywill。
RUTH comes into court�察�and takes her stand stoically in the witness´box。 She is sworn。
FROME。 What is your name�察�please��
RUTH。 Ruth Honeywill。
FROME。 How old are you��
RUTH。 Twenty´six。
FROME。 You are a married woman�察�living with your husband�拭 �A little louder。
RUTH。 No�察�sir�察�not since July。
FROME。 Have you any children��
RUTH。 Yes�察�sir�察�two。
FROME。 Are they living with you��
RUTH。 Yes�察�sir。
FROME。 You know the prisoner��
RUTH。 ��Looking at him�А �Yes。
FROME。 What was the nature of your relations with him��
RUTH。 We were friends。
THE JUDGE。 Friends��
RUTH。 ��Simply�А �Lovers�察�sir。
THE JUDGE。 ��Sharply�А �In what sense do you use that word��
RUTH。 We love each other。
THE JUDGE。 Yes�察�but
RUTH。 ��Shaking her head�А �No�察�your lordshipnot yet。
THE JUDGE。 'Not yet� �H'm� 。�He looks from RUTH to FALDER�А �Well��
FROME。 What is your husband��
RUTH。 Traveller。
FROME。 And what was the nature of your married life��
RUTH。 ��Shaking her head�А �It don't bear talking about。
FROME。 Did he ill´treat you�察�or what��
RUTH。 Ever since my first was born。
FROME。 In what way��
RUTH。 I'd rather not say。 All sorts of ways。
THE JUDGE。 I am afraid I must stop this�察�you know。
RUTH。 ��Pointing to FALDER�А �He offered to take me out of it�察�sir。 We were going to South America。
FROME。 ��Hastily�А �Yes�察�quiteand what prevented you��
RUTH。 I was outside his office when he was taken away。 It nearly broke my heart。
FROME。 You knew�察�then�察�that he had been arrested��
RUTH。 Yes�察�sir。 I called at his office afterwards�察�and ��pointing to COKESON�А�that gentleman told me all about it。
FROME。 Now�察�do you remember the morning of Friday�察�July 7th��
RUTH。 Yes。
FROME。 Why��
RUTH。 My husband nearly strangled me that morning。
THE JUDGE。 Nearly strangled you��
RUTH。 ��Bowing her head�А�Yes�察�my lord。
FROME。 With his hands�察�or��
RUTH。 Yes�察�I just managed to get away from him。 I went straight to my friend。 It was eight o'clock。
THE JUDGE。 In the morning�拭 �Your husband was not under the influence of liquor then��
RUTH。 It wasn't always that。
FROME。 In what condition were you��
RUTH。 In very bad condition�察�sir。 My dress was torn�察�and I was half choking。
FROME。 Did you tell your friend what had happened��
RUTH。 Yes。 I wish I never had。
FROME。 It upset him��
RUTH。 Dreadfully。
FROME。 Did he ever speak to you about a cheque��
RUTH。 Never。
FROZE。 Did he ever give you any money��
RUTH。 Yes。
FROME。 When was that��
RUTH。 On Saturday。
FROME。 The 8th��
RUTH。 To buy an outfit for me and the children�察�and get all ready to start。
FROME。 Did that surprise you�察�or not��
RUTH。 What�察�sir��
FROME。 That he had money to give you。
Ring。 Yes�察�because on the morning when my husband nearly killed me my friend cried because he hadn't the money to get me away。 He told me afterwards he'd come into a windfall。
FROME。 And when did you last see him��
RUTH。 The day he was taken away�察�sir。 It was the day we were to have started。
FROME。 Oh�察�yes�察�the morning of the arrest。 Well�察�did you see him at all between the Friday and that morning�拭 。�RUTH nods�А �What was his manner then��
RUTH。 Dumblikesometimes he didn't seem able to say a word。
FROME。 As if something unusual had happened to him��
RUTH。 Yes。
FROME。 Painful�察�or pleasant�察�or what��
RUTH。 Like a fate hanging over him。
FROME。 ��Hesitating�А �Tell me�察�did you love the prisoner very much��
RUTH。 ��Bowing her head�А �Yes。
FROME。 And had he a very great affection for you��
RUTH。 ��Looking at FALDER�А �Yes�察�sir。
FROME。 Now�察�ma'am�察�do you or do you not think that your danger and unhappiness would seriously affect his balance�察�his control over his actions��
RUTH。 Yes。
FROME。 His reason�察�even��
RUTH。 For a moment like�察�I think it would。
FROME。 Was he very much upset that Friday morning�察�or was he fairly calm��
RUTH。 Dreadfully upset。 I could hardly bear to let him go from me。
FROME。 Do you still love him��
RUTH。 ��With her eyes on FALDER�А �He's ruined himself for me。
FROME。 Thank you。
He sits down。 RUTH remains stoically upright in the witness´ box。
CLEAVER。 ��In a considerate voice�А �When you left him on the morning of Friday the 7th you would not say that he was out of his mind�察�I suppose��
RUTH。 No�察�sir。
CLEAVER。 Thank you�察�I've no further questions to ask you。
RUTH。 ��Bending a little forward to the jury�А �I would have done the same for him�察�I would indeed。
THE JUDGE。 Please�察�please� �You say your married life is an unhappy one�拭 �Faults on both sides��
RUTH。 Only that I never bowed down to him。 I don't see why I should�察�sir�察�not to a man like that。
THE JUDGE。 You refused to obey him��
RUTH。 ��Avoiding the question�А �I've always studied him to keep things nice。
THE JUDGE。 Until you met the prisonerwas that it��
RUTH。 No�察�even after that。
THE JUDGE。 I ask�察�you know�察�because you seem to me to glory in this affection of yours for the prisoner。
RUTH。 ��Hesitating�А �II do。 It's the only thing in my life now。
THE JUDGE。 ��Staring at her hard�А�Well�察�step down�察�please。
RUTH looks at FALDER�察�then passes quietly down and takes her seat among the witnesses。
FROME。 I call the prisoner�察�my lord。
FALDER leaves the dock�察�goes into the witness´box�察�and is duly sworn。
FROME。 What is your name��
FALDER。 William Falder。
FROME。 And age��
FALDER。 Twenty´three。
FROME。 You are not married��
FALDER shakes his head
FROME。 How long have you known the last witness��
FALDER。 Six months。
FROME。 Is her account of the relationship between you a correct one��
FALDER。 Yes。
FROME。 You became devotedly attached to her�察�however��
FALDER。 Yes。
THE JUDGE。 Though you knew she was a married woman��
FALDER。 I couldn't help it�察�your lordship。
THE JUDGE。 Couldn't help it��
FALDER。 I didn't seem able to。
The JUDGE slightly shrugs his shoulders。
FROME。 How did you come to know her��
FALDER。 Through my married sister。
FROME。 Did you know whether she was happy with her husband��
FALDER。 It was trouble all the time。
FROME。 You knew her husband��
FALDER。 Only through herhe's a brute。
THE JUDGE。 I can't allow indiscriminate abuse of a person not present。
FROME。 ��Bowing�А �If your lordship pleases。 ��To FALDER�А �You admit altering this cheque��
FALDER bows his head。
FROME。 Carry your mind�察�please�察�to the morning of Friday�察�July the 7th�察�and tell the jury what happened。
FALDER。 ��Turning to the jury�А �I was having my breakfast when she came。 Her dress was all torn�察�and she was gasping and couldn't seem to get her breath at all�察�there were the marks of his fingers round her throat�察�her arm was bruised�察�and the blood had got into her eyes dreadfully。 It frightened me�察�and then when she told me�察�I feltI feltwellit was too much for me� 。�Hardening suddenly�А �If you'd seen it�察�having the feelings for her that I had�察�you'd have felt the same�察�I know。
FROME。 Yes��
FALDER。 When she left mebecause I had to go to the officeI was out of my senses for fear that he'd do it again�察�and thinking what I could do。 I couldn't workall the morning I was like thatsimply couldn't fix my mind on anything。 I couldn't think at all。 I seemed to have to keep moving。 When Davisthe other clerkgave me the chequehe said�此 �It'll do you good�察�Will�察�to have a run with this。 You seem half off your chump this morning。; Then when I had it in my handI don't know how it came�察�but it just flashed across me that if I put the 'ty' and the nought there would be the money to get her away。 It just came and wentI never thought of it again。 Then Davis went out to his luncheon�察�and I don't really remember what I did till I'd pushed the cheque through to the cashier under the rail。 I remember his saying ;Gold or notes�拭─ �Then I suppose I knew what I'd done。 Anyway�察�when I got outside I wanted to chuck myself under a bus�察�I wanted to throw the money away�察�but it seemed I was in for it�察�so I thought at any rate I'd save her。 Of course the tickets I took for the passage and the little I gave her's been wasted�察�and all�察�except what I was obliged to spend myself�察�I've restored。 I keep thinking over and over however it was I came to do it�察�and how I can't have it all again to do differently��
FALDER is silent�察�twisting his hands before him。
FROME。 How far is it from your office to the bank��
FALDER。 Not more than fifty yards�察�sir。
FROME。 From the time Davis went out to lunch to the time you cashed the cheque�察�how long do you say it must have been��
FALDER。 It couldn't have been four minutes�察�sir�察�because I ran all the way。
FROME。 During those four minutes you say you remember nothing��
FALDER。 No�察�sir�察�only that I ran。
FROME。 Not even adding the 'ty' and the nought��'
FALDER。 No�察�sir。 I don't really。
FROME sits down�察�and CLEAVER rises。
CLEAVER。 But you remember running�察�do you��
FALDER。 I was all out of breath when I got to the bank。
CLEAVER。 And you don't remember altering the cheque��
FALDER。 ��Faintly�А �No�察�sir。
CLEAVER。 Divested of the romantic glamour which my friend is casting over the case�察�is this anything but an ordinary forgery�拭 �Come。
FALDER。 I was half frantic all that morning�察�sir。
CLEAVER。 Now�察�now� �You don't deny that the 'ty' and the nought were so like the rest of the handwriting as to thoroughly deceive the cashier��
FALDER。 It was an
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