At this he affected to be perfectly unconcerned, and merely protested against what he called the meanness of trying to fix the charge on him.
"And what have you been doing the whole of the last day or two," asked Gibson, quietly, "but endeavoring to fix the charge on another ?" "We have stronger evidence against you," said Duncan, confronting him with an undaunted look, before which his insolence quailed.

"Russell, will you call Graham ?" Graham was called, and put on his honor.
"You were in the sick-room on Friday evening ?" "Yes." "Did you see any one get into the school-room through the side window ?" "I may as well tell you all about it.

I was sitting doing nothing in the sick-room, when I suddenly saw Barker clamber in to the school-room by the window, which he left open.

I was looking on simply from curiosity, and saw him search Williams' desk, from which he took out something, I could not make out what.

He then went to his own place, and wrote for about ten minutes, after which I observed him go up and stand by the notice board.