Now, I ask any one to look at this paper, and tell me whether it is not clear, on the contrary, that these letters were traced slowly and with care, as would be the case with an elaborate attempt to imitate ?" Russell here handed the paper to the jury, who again narrowly examined it.
"Now the evidence of Pietrie and Carter is of no use, because Carter himself admitted that boys often enter the room by the window; a fact to which we shall have to allude again.
"We admit the evidence about the ink and wafers.

But it is rather strange that Barker should know about the wafers, since neither I, nor any other friend of Williams, often as we have sat by him when writing letters, have ever observed that he possessed any like them." Several boys began to look at Barker, who was sitting very ill at ease on the corner of a form, in vain trying to appear unconcerned.
"There is another fact which no one yet knows, but which I must mention.
It will explain Williams' agitation when Dr.Rowlands read out the words on that paper; and, confident of his innocence, I am indifferent to its appearing to tell against him.

I myself once heard Williams use the very words written on that paper, and not only heard them, but expostulated with him strongly for the use of them.

I need hardly say how very unlikely it is, that remembering this, he should thus publicly draw my suspicions on him, if he meant to insult Mr.Gordon, undiscovered.

But, besides myself, there was another boy who accidentally overheard that expression.